Rautalampi | ||
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Municipality | ||
Rautalammin kunta | ||
Kivisalmi strait in Konnevesi/Rautavesi border
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Location of Rautalampi in Finland |
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Coordinates: 62°37.3′N 026°50′E / 62.6217°N 26.833°ECoordinates: 62°37.3′N 026°50′E / 62.6217°N 26.833°E | ||
Country | Finland | |
Region | Northern Savonia | |
Sub-region | Inner Savonia sub-region | |
Charter | 1561 | |
Government | ||
• Municipal manager | Risto Niemelä | |
Area (2016-01-01) | ||
• Total | 538.93 km2 (208.08 sq mi) | |
• Land | 538.98 km2 (208.10 sq mi) | |
• Water | 222.99 km2 (86.10 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 161st largest in Finland | |
Population (2016-03-31) | ||
• Total | 3,292 | |
• Rank | 219th largest in Finland | |
• Density | 6.11/km2 (15.8/sq mi) | |
Population by native language | ||
• Finnish | 99% (official) | |
• Swedish | 0.1% | |
• Others | 0.9% | |
Population by age | ||
• 0 to 14 | 14% | |
• 15 to 64 | 59.5% | |
• 65 or older | 26.5% | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Municipal tax rate | 20.5% | |
Website | www.rautalampi.fi |
Rautalampi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the former province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 3,292 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 538.93 square kilometres (208.08 sq mi) of which 222.99 km2 (86.10 sq mi) is water. The population density is 6.11 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.8/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Hankasalmi, Konnevesi, Pieksämäki, Suonenjoki, Tervo and Vesanto.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Southern Konnevesi National Park was established in 2014. It is known for its prehistoric rock paintings.