Mikkeli
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Mikkeli S:t Michel |
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| Mikkelin kaupunki S:t Michel stad | ||
Mikkeli
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 Location of Mikkeli in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 61°41′N 027°16′E / 61.683°N 27.267°ECoordinates: 61°41′N 027°16′E / 61.683°N 27.267°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | Etelä-Savo | |
| Sub-region | Mikkeli sub-region | |
| Charter | 1838 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Timo Halonen | |
| Area (2011-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 2,124.60 km2 (820.31 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,699.90 km2 (656.34 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 424.7 km2 (164.0 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 39th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 54,606 | |
| • Rank | 20th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 32.12/km2 (83.2/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 97.7% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 2.2% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.6% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 65.7% | |
| • 65 or older | 18.7% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 19.5% | |
| Website | Official website | |
Mikkeli (Swedish: S:t Michel official writing, short for Sankt Michel) is a town and municipality in Finland. It is located in what used to be the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Etelä-Savo region. The municipality has a population of 54,606 (31 March 2016) (around 34,000 in the town itself) and covers an area of 2,124.60 square kilometres (820.31 sq mi) of which 424.7 km2 (164.0 sq mi) is water. The population density is 32.12 inhabitants per square kilometre (83.2/sq mi) .
Mikkeli was the site for the headquarters of the Finnish armed forces during World War II. In recognition of this, the town's coat of arms incorporates a pair of crossed Marshal's batons, and the town was awarded the Cross of Liberty, 4th class, to be displayed with the coat of arms.
The peace treaty of Nöteborg in 1323, with which the Pogosta (church parish) of Savilahti was transferred from the control of Novgorod to Sweden, is the oldest written record of the settlement in the present region of Mikkeli. The locality received its present name Mikkeli after Archangel Michael by the early 16th century at the latest.
On January 23, 1597, more than 200 peasant rebels were killed in the parsonage of Kenkävero in part of the larger Cudgel War. In the war waged by King Gustav III of Sweden against Russia 1788–1790, a battle took place at Porrassalmi Strait, a few miles south of Mikkeli. On June 13, 1789. In the battle the Swedes (the Finns) victoriously defended their positions against superior numbers of Russians.
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