Pieksämäki

Pieksämäki
Town
Pieksämäen kaupunki
Pieksämäki from the water tower

Coat of arms

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  Finland
Region Southern Savonia
Sub-region Pieksämäki sub-region
Charter 1962
Re-established 2007
Government
 • Town manager Tapio Turunen
Area (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total 1,836.22 km2 (708.97 sq mi)
 • Land 1,569.63 km2 (606.04 sq mi)
 • Water 266.76 km2 (103.00 sq mi)
Area rank 40th largest in Finland
Population (2018-08-31)[2]
 • Total 18,039
 • Rank 65th largest in Finland
 • Density 11.49/km2 (29.8/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 98.5% (official)
 • Swedish 0.1%
 • Others 1.4%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 13.6%
 • 15 to 64 63.3%
 • 65 or older 23.1%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.75%
Website www.pieksamaki.fi

Pieksämäki is a town and municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region.The town has a population of 18,039 (31 August 2018)[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 11.49 inhabitants per square kilometre (29.8/sq mi).. Neighbour municipalities are Hankasalmi, Joroinen, Juva, Kangasniemi, Leppävirta, Mikkeli, Rautalampi and Suonenjoki.

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

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

Diaconia University of Applied Sciences has a campus in Pieksämäki.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Politics

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2015 in Pieksämäki:

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Pieksämäki is twinned with:

Notable people

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.

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