Ristiina

Ristiina
Former municipality
Ristiinan kunta
Ristiina Church
Coat of arms
Location of Ristiina in Finland
Coordinates: 61°30.5′N 027°15.5′E / 61.5083°N 27.2583°E / 61.5083; 27.2583Coordinates: 61°30.5′N 027°15.5′E / 61.5083°N 27.2583°E / 61.5083; 27.2583
Country	Finland
Region	Southern Savonia
Sub-region	Mikkeli sub-region
Charter	1649
Part of Mikkeli city	2013-01-01
Government
• Municipal manager	Virpi Siekkinen
Area
• Total	742.02 km2 (286.50 sq mi)
• Land	566.15 km2 (218.59 sq mi)
• Water	175.87 km2 (67.90 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2012)
• Total	4,856
• Density	8.58/km2 (22.2/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Website	www.ristiina.fi

Ristiina was a municipality of Finland. It was founded in 1649 and it was named after Kristina Stenbock, the wife of Governor General and Count Per Brahe. From the beginning of the year 2013 is a part of Mikkeli city.

Ristiina is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 4,856 (31 December 2012) and covers an area of 742.02 square kilometres (286.50 sq mi) of which 175.87 km² (67.90 sq mi) is water. The population density is 8.5772/km² (22.2149/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Kristina" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Ristiina" also in Swedish.