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Rantasalmi

Rantasalmi
Municipality
Rantasalmen kunta
Rantasalmi centre
Rantasalmi centre
Coat of arms of Rantasalmi
Coat of arms
Location of Rantasalmi in Finland
Location of Rantasalmi in Finland
Coordinates: 62°04′N 028°18′E / 62.067°N 28.300°E / 62.067; 28.300Coordinates: 62°04′N 028°18′E / 62.067°N 28.300°E / 62.067; 28.300
Country  Finland
Region Southern Savonia
Sub-region Pieksämäki sub-region
Charter 1578
Government
 • Municipal manager Kristiina Järvenpää
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 559.15 km2 (215.89 sq mi)
 • Land 559.16 km2 (215.89 sq mi)
 • Water 366.61 km2 (141.55 sq mi)
Area rank 153rd largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 3,714
 • Rank 206th largest in Finland
 • Density 6.64/km2 (17.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 98.5% (official)
 • Swedish 0.3%
 • Others 1.2%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 13.3%
 • 15 to 64 61.1%
 • 65 or older 25.5%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 19.5%
Website www.rantasalmi.fi

Rantasalmi is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 3,714 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 559.15 square kilometres (215.89 sq mi) of which 366.61 km2 (141.55 sq mi) is water. The population density is 6.64 inhabitants per square kilometre (17.2/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Joroinen, Juva, Savonlinna, Sulkava and Varkaus.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Asikkala, Osikonmäki, Putkisalo, Rantasalo, Torasalo, Tornioniemi, Tuusmäki and Vaahersalo.



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