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Sulkava is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 2,369 (31 December 2023)[6] 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 4.05 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.5/sq mi).
Sulkava | |
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Municipality | |
| Sulkavan kunta Sulkava kommun | |
 Sulkava church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Sulkava in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°47′N 028°22′E / 61.783°N 28.367°E | |
| 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 | 584.42 km2 (225.65 sq mi) |
| • Water | 184.52 km2 (71.24 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 144th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,369 |
| • Rank | 240th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.05/km2 (10.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 3.2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 8.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.5% |
| • 65 or older | 39.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.sulkava.fi |
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 lake Saimaa.
Notable people edit
Gallery edit
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Sulkava centre during winter -
A view from Sulkava Hill Fort (Linnavuori) -
Church boat team during a rowing contest in Sulkava
References edit
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 3 October 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
External links edit
Media related to Sulkava at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Sulkava – Official website
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