Pieksämäki

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Town in Southern Savonia, Finland

Coat of arms

Location of Pieksämäki in Finland

Coordinates: 62°18′01″N 27°09′51″E / 62.30028°N 27.16417°E / 62.30028; 27.16417Country

FinlandRegionSouthern SavoniaSub-regionPieksämäki sub-regionCharter1962Re-established2007Government

• Town managerUlla NykänenArea

(2018-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,836.22 km² (708.97 sq mi) • Land1,569.03 km² (605.81 sq mi) • Water266.76 km² (103.00 sq mi) • Rank40th largest in FinlandPopulation

(2023-12-31)^[2]

• Total17,040 • Rank66th largest in Finland • Density10.86/km² (28.1/sq mi)Population by native language

^[3]

• Finnish96.7% (official) • Swedish0.1% • Others3.2%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 (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpie̯ksæˌmæki]) 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 17,040 (31 December 2023)^[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 10.86 inhabitants per square kilometre (28.1/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:

Centre Party 33.8%
Social Democratic Party 23.0%
True Finns 14.7%
National Coalition Party 10.3%
Green League 6.7%
Christian Democrats 4.8%
Left Alliance 4.7%

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

Pieksämäki is twinned with:

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

Notable people

Rietrik Polén (1823–1884), journalist and Finnish nationalist
Edvard August Vainio (1853–1929), lichenologist
Wilhelmiina Arpiainen (1859–1922), writer and Missionary in China
Sylvi Kekkonen (1900–1974), writer and First Lady of Finland
Ville Leskinen (1995–), ice hockey player for Jukurit
Ari-Pekka Liukkonen (1989–), olympic swimmer
Esapekka Lappi (1991–), rally driver

References

^ ^a ^b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.