Taipalsaari

Taipalsaari
Municipality
Taipalsaaren kunta
Taipalsaari kommun
Taipalsaari in October 2017
Taipalsaari in October 2017
Coat of arms of Taipalsaari
Coat of arms
Location of Taipalsaari in Finland
Location of Taipalsaari in Finland
Coordinates: 61°09.5′N 028°04′E / 61.1583°N 28.067°E / 61.1583; 28.067
Country Finland
RegionSouth Karelia
Sub-regionLappeenranta sub-region
Charter1571
Government
 • Municipal managerKari kuuramaa
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
761.94 km2 (294.19 sq mi)
 • Land344.69 km2 (133.09 sq mi)
 • Water416.88 km2 (160.96 sq mi)
 • Rank224th largest in Finland
Population
 (2025-06-30)[2]
 • Total
4,591
 • Rank177th largest in Finland
 • Density13.32/km2 (34.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish93.2% (official)
 • Others6.8%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1415%
 • 15 to 6458.6%
 • 65 or older26.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfc
Websitewww.taipalsaari.fi

Taipalsaari is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 4,591 (30 June 2025)[2] and covers an area of 761.94 square kilometres (294.19 sq mi) of which 416.88 km2 (160.96 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 13.32 inhabitants per square kilometre (34.5/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Lappeenranta, Lemi, Puumala, Ruokolahti and Savitaipale. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The average temperature during the summer months on Taipalsaari is the highest among Finnish municipalities.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Population increased most in Uusimaa in January to June 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-07-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  3. ^ "Number of foreign-language speakers exceeded 600,000 during 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-04-04. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Vietätkö sinä suvesi Suomen lämpimimmässä kunnassa? – Katso tilastot" (in Finnish). MTV Uutiset. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2021.

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