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Padasjoki

Padasjoki
Municipality
Padasjoen kunta
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Coat of arms of Padasjoki
Coat of arms
Location of Padasjoki in Finland
Location of Padasjoki in Finland
Coordinates: 61°21′N 025°16.5′E / 61.350°N 25.2750°E / 61.350; 25.2750Coordinates: 61°21′N 025°16.5′E / 61.350°N 25.2750°E / 61.350; 25.2750
Country  Finland
Region Päijänne Tavastia
Sub-region Lahti sub-region
Charter 1442
Municipality 1865
Government
 • Municipal manager Heikki Jaakkola
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 523.14 km2 (201.99 sq mi)
 • Land 523.19 km2 (202.00 sq mi)
 • Water 206.68 km2 (79.80 sq mi)
Area rank 167th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 3,136
 • Rank 227th largest in Finland
 • Density 5.99/km2 (15.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 98.9% (official)
 • Swedish 0.3%
 • Others 0.7%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 13.3%
 • 15 to 64 58.2%
 • 65 or older 28.5%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 19.75%
Website www.padasjoki.fi

Padasjoki is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 3,136 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 523.14 square kilometres (201.99 sq mi) of which 206.68 km2 (79.80 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.5/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Padasjoki is known as a summer cottage municipality. By number, it has more holiday homes than permanent residents.

In February, Padasjoki hosts 7.5km long annual full moon skiing event and competition on the frozen Lake Päijänne, and during the first weekend of July it hosts a home-brewed beer market (Sahtimarkkinat). The Padasjoki Marina also loans itself every second year as the starting point for a sailing competition (Päijännepurjehdus).


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