Padasjoki

Padasjoki
Municipality
Padasjoen kunta

Coat of arms

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 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total 729.85 km2 (281.80 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 (2018-08-31)[2]
 • Total 2,988
 • Rank 227th largest in Finland
 • Density 5.71/km2 (14.8/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 98.9% (official)
 • Swedish 0.3%
 • Others 0.7%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 13.3%
 • 15 to 64 58.2%
 • 65 or older 28.5%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5] 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 2,988 (31 August 2018)[2] and covers an area of 729.85 square kilometres (281.80 sq mi) of which 206.68 km2 (79.80 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.71 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.8/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.

History

The earliest information on the administrative parish of Padasjoki is from 1442. Most of the villages of Padasjoki date from the Middle Ages, being mentioned in sources from the 15th century. [6]

Sights and events

In February, Padasjoki hosts 7.5km long annual full moon skiing event and competition on the frozen Lake Päijänne. In March there is another skiing event on Lake Päijänne called Postihiihto. Week before midsummer it's time for annual nude run event Nakukymppi held in Vesijako village. During the first weekend of July Sahtimarkkinat a home-brewed beer market is been held in Padasjoki village centre. The Padasjoki Marina also loans itself every second year as the starting point for a sailing competition (Päijännepurjehdus).

Museums

  • Enni Ids Cabin
  • The Granary Museum
  • The Palsa Mill Museum
  • The Torittu Village Smithy Museum

Art

  • Gallery Pikantti
  • Ala-Savi’s Art
  • Ars Arrakoski
  • Ars Auttoinen

Nature

References

  1. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku kuukausittain sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, elokuu 2018" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. ↑ "Päijät-Hämeen Museomatka :: Padasjoki". www.phmuseomatka.fi. Retrieved 2018-10-10.

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