Pieksämäki

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Pieksämäki
Town
Pieksämäen kaupunki
Pieksämäki stad
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Coat of arms
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Location of Pieksämäki in Finland
Coordinates: 62°18′N 027°08′E / 62.300°N 27.133°E / 62.300; 27.133Coordinates: 62°18′N 027°08′E / 62.300°N 27.133°E / 62.300; 27.133
Country
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 Finland
RegionSouthern Savonia
Sub-regionPieksämäki sub-region
Charter1962
Re-established2007
Government
 • Town managerUlla Nykänen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,836.22 km2 (708.97 sq mi)
 • Land1,569.03 km2 (605.81 sq mi)
 • Water266.76 km2 (103.00 sq mi)
 • Rank40th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-10-31)[2]
 • Total
17,213
 • Rank66th largest in Finland
 • Density10.97/km2 (28.4/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish95.1% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others4.8%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1411.7%
 • 15 to 6455.1%
 • 65 or older33.2%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.pieksamaki.fi

Pieksämäki (Script error: The function "main" does not exist.) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia region, about 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of Mikkeli, 85 kilometres (53 mi) east of Jyväskylä and 95 kilometres (59 mi) south of Kuopio. The town has a population of 17,213 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 1,836.22 square kilometres (708.97 sq mi) of which 266.76 km2 (103.00 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (28.4/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Hankasalmi, Joroinen, Juva, Kangasniemi, Leppävirta, Mikkeli, Rautalampi and Suonenjoki.

Formation

Pieksämäki was formed as a town on 1 January 2007 with the consolidation of the Pieksämäki and Pieksänmaa municipalities.

Transport

Pieksämäki railway station is an important junction for the Finnish railway network, and Savo Railway Museum is located in the area.

Education

Diaconia University of Applied Sciences has a campus in Pieksämäki.

Politics

Results of the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election in Pieksämäki:

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Twin towns — sister cities

Pieksämäki is twinned with:

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     Faaborg-Midtfyn, Denmark
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     Falkenberg, Sweden
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     Gyöngyös, Hungary
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     Porsgrunn, Norway
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     Shuya, Russia

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ 5.0 5.1 "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

External links

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