Puumala

Puumala is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 2,119 (31 December 2021)[7] and covers an area of 1,237.75 square kilometres (477.90 sq mi) of which 443.17 km2 (171.11 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 2.67 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.9/sq mi).

Puumala
Municipality
Puumalan kunta
Puumala kommun
Coat of arms
Motto(s): 
Saimaan kaunein, Suomen kuumin. (English: The most beautiful in Saimaa, the most hottest in Finland.[1]
Location of Puumala in Finland
Coordinates: 61°31.5′N 028°11′E
Country Finland
RegionSouthern Savonia
Sub-regionMikkeli sub-region
Charter1868
Government
 • Municipal managerMatias Hildén
Area
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total1,237.75 km2 (477.90 sq mi)
 • Land794.53 km2 (306.77 sq mi)
 • Water443.17 km2 (171.11 sq mi)
 • Rank102nd largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-12-31)[3]
 • Total2,119
 • Rank256th largest in Finland
 • Density2.67/km2 (6.9/sq mi)
Population by native language
[4]
 • Finnish98.9% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others1%
Population by age
[5]
 • 0 to 146.8%
 • 15 to 6449.2%
 • 65 or older44%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[6]19.5%
Websitewww.puumala.fi

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-metre-long (2,562 ft) 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.

In June 1788, Swedish soldiers wearing uniforms of the Imperial Russian Army, staged an attack against the town. This would allow King Gustav III to declare a defensive war against the Russian Empire, as Swedish law prohibited starting offensive wars without approval by the Riksdag.

The Puumala virus is named after this place as it was first isolated from samples from the Puumala area.

References
  1. YLE: Mikä on sinun kotikuntasi iskulause? (in Finnish)
  2. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  7. "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.

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