Puumala
| Puumala | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Puumalan kunta | ||
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| Location of Puumala in Finland Location of Puumala in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Southern Savonia | |
| Sub-region | Mikkeli sub-region | |
| Charter | 1868 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Kari Kitunen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,237.70 km2 (477.88 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 794.53 km2 (306.77 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 443.17 km2 (171.11 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 91st largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 2,237 | |
| • Rank | 268th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 2.82/km2 (7.3/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.9% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 1% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 9.8% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 61.6% | |
| • 65 or older | 28.6% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% | |
| Website | www.puumala.fi | |
Puumala 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 2,237 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 1,237.70 square kilometres (477.88 sq mi) of which 443.17 km2 (171.11 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.82 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.3/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The main road route through the region is route 62, which connects to Mikkeli to the north and Imatra to the south.
Until the year 1995 a cable ferry connected the two sides of Puumalansalmi-strait. In 1995, a 781 metres (2,562 ft) long bridge replaced the ferry. The bridge is a very dominant structure when looking Puumala town center from a distance.
Puumala has relatively good services compared to the amount of population. In the town center is situated a post office, an Alko store, a kiosk, several supermarkets and a few restaurants. The reason for the survival of these entrepreneurs is the arrival of summer inhabitants who triple the population of Puumala during the season.
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References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Puumala – Official website
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