Sysmä

Sysmä
Municipality
Sysmän kunta
Sunset at Lake Päijänne and Päijätsalo natural park

Coat of arms

Location of Sysmä in Finland
Coordinates: 61°30′N 025°41′E / 61.500°N 25.683°E / 61.500; 25.683Coordinates: 61°30′N 025°41′E / 61.500°N 25.683°E / 61.500; 25.683
Country  Finland
Region Päijänne Tavastia
Sub-region Heinola sub-region
Founded 1442
Government
 • Municipal manager Marketta Kitkiöjoki
Area (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total 936.18 km2 (361.46 sq mi)
 • Land 667.04 km2 (257.55 sq mi)
 • Water 269.14 km2 (103.92 sq mi)
Area rank 128th largest in Finland
Population (2018-08-31)[2]
 • Total 3,791
 • Rank 200th largest in Finland
 • Density 5.68/km2 (14.7/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 98.4% (official)
 • Swedish 0.2%
 • Others 1.4%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 12.5%
 • 15 to 64 57.8%
 • 65 or older 29.7%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19%
Website www.sysma.fi

Sysmä is a municipality of Finland. It is situated in Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 3,791 (31 August 2018)[2] and covers an area of 936.18 square kilometres (361.46 sq mi) of which 269.14 km2 (103.92 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.68 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.7/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Asikkala, Hartola, Heinola, Kuhmoinen, Luhanka, and Padasjoki. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Itä-Häme newspaper is established in Sysmä.

Happenings and sights

Many summer happenings are held in Sysmä during which the population could even triple seasonally.

  • One of the most popular events is called Sysmän suvisoitto.[6]
  • Kammiovuori mountain where is 7 meters high glacial erratic Sysmän Linta
  • Another glacial erratic in Sysmä is Onkiniemen liikkuva kivi.

Famous people

Some villages

Joutsjärvi, Karilanmaa, Kinnarila, Koivisto, Liikola, Nikkaroinen, Nuoramoinen, Onkiniemi, Rapala, Ravioskorpi, Taipale, Unaja, Valittula, and Vintturi.

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. ↑ http://www.suvisoitto.fi/ Sysmän Suvisoitto

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