Pieksämäki
It is located in the Southern Savonia region. The town has a population of 17,909 (31 January 2019)[2] and covers an area of 1,836.22 square kilometres (708.97 sq mi) of which 266.76 km2 (103.00 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (29.6/sq mi).. Neighbour municipalities are Hankasalmi, Joroinen, Juva, Kangasniemi, Leppävirta, Mikkeli, Rautalampi and Suonenjoki.
Pieksämäki | |
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Town | |
Pieksämäen kaupunki Pieksämäki stad | |
![]() Pieksämäki from the water tower | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
![]() Location of Pieksämäki in Finland | |
Coordinates: 62°18′N 027°08′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Southern Savonia |
Sub-region | Pieksämäki sub-region |
Charter | 1962 |
Re-established | 2007 |
Government | |
• Town manager | Ulla Nykänen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,836.22 km2 (708.97 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,569.63 km2 (606.04 sq mi) |
• Water | 266.76 km2 (103.00 sq mi) |
Area rank | 40th largest in Finland |
Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
• Total | 17,909 |
• Rank | 65th largest in Finland |
• Density | 11.41/km2 (29.6/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98.5% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.1% |
• Others | 1.4% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 13.6% |
• 15 to 64 | 63.3% |
• 65 or older | 23.1% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% |
Website | www.pieksamaki.fi |
Pieksämäki is a town and municipality of Finland.
The town of Pieksämäki was formed on January 1, 2007 with the consolidation of the municipalities of Pieksämäki and Pieksänmaa.
Pieksämäki railway station is an important junction for the Finnish railway network, and Savo Railway Museum is located in the area.
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences has a campus in Pieksämäki.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Politics
Results of the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election in Pieksämäki:
- Centre Party 33.8%
- Social Democratic Party 23.0%
- True Finns 14.7%
- National Coalition Party 10.3%
- Green League 6.7%
- Christian Democrats 4.8%
- Left Alliance 4.7%
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
Pieksämäki is twinned with:
Faaborg-Midtfyn, Denmark Falkenberg, Sweden Gyöngyös, Hungary Porsgrunn, Norway Shuya, Russia
Notable people
- Rietrik Polén, (1823-1884) Journalist and Finnish nationalist
- Petja "Masaa" Kantanen, professional Overwatch player for the Atlanta Reign
- Ville Leskinen, ice hockey player for Jukurit
- Ari-Pekka Liukkonen, Olympic swimmer.
- Teuvo Ruokari, creator of automotive rust proofing in Australia
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
- Town of Pieksämäki – Official website
- Visit Pieksämäki – Official tourism website