Sulkava

Sulkava
Municipality
Sulkavan kunta
Sulkava Church

Coat of arms

Location of Sulkava in Finland
Coordinates: 61°47′N 028°22′E / 61.783°N 28.367°E / 61.783; 28.367Coordinates: 61°47′N 028°22′E / 61.783°N 28.367°E / 61.783; 28.367
Country  Finland
Region Southern Savonia
Sub-region Savonlinna sub-region
Charter 1630
Government
 • Municipal manager Rinna Ikola-Norrbacka
Area (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total 769.20 km2 (296.99 sq mi)
 • Land 584.69 km2 (225.75 sq mi)
 • Water 184.52 km2 (71.24 sq mi)
Area rank 144th largest in Finland
Population (2018-08-31)[2]
 • Total 2,544
 • Rank 240th largest in Finland
 • Density 4.35/km2 (11.3/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 98.6% (official)
 • Swedish 0.1%
 • Others 1.4%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 12.8%
 • 15 to 64 58.8%
 • 65 or older 28.4%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20.5%
Website www.sulkava.fi

Sulkava is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 2,544 (31 August 2018)[2] and covers an area of 769.20 square kilometres (296.99 sq mi) of which 184.52 km2 (71.24 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.35 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.3/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Juva, Puumala, Rantasalmi, Ruokolahti and Savonlinna.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The municipality is best known for the annual long distance rowing contest; Sulkavan Suursoudut, around Partalansaari ("Partala Island") on Saimaa.

Happenings

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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A view from Sulkava Hill Fort


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