Savitaipale
Savitaipale | |
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Municipality | |
| Savitaipaleen kunta Savitaipale kommun | |
Savitaipale town hall | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Savitaipale in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°12′N 027°41′E / 61.200°N 27.683°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | South Karelia |
| Sub-region | Lappeenranta sub-region |
| Charter | 1639 |
| Municipality | 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Johanna Mäkelä |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 690.56 km2 (266.63 sq mi) |
| • Land | 539.11 km2 (208.15 sq mi) |
| • Water | 150.81 km2 (58.23 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 160th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-03-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,162 |
| • Rank | 210th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 5.87/km2 (15.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 10.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 49.8% |
| • 65 or older | 39.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.savitaipale.fi |
Savitaipale (Finnish: [ˈsɑʋiˌtɑi̯pɑle]; literally translated the "clay passage") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 3,162 (31 March 2025)[2] and covers an area of 690.56 square kilometres (266.63 sq mi) of which 150.81 km2 (58.23 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.87 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.2/sq mi).
The bastionné line of the coat of arms refers to Savitaipale's position as a border keeper in the period between the Treaty of Åbo (Turku) concluded in 1743 and the border review carried out in 1812. The plough in the coat of arms refers to the local agriculture in the region. The coat of arms was designed by Viljo Savikurki, and the Savitaipale municipal council approved it on January 2, 1953. The Ministry of the Interior approved the coat of arms for use on March 3 of the same year.[6][7]
People
- Jonni Myyrä (1892–1955)
- Päivi Tikkanen (born 1960)
- Taneli Tikka (born 1978)
See also
- "Savitaipaleen polkka" — also known as "Ievan polkka"
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,640,437 at the end of March 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-04-25. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
- ^ "Number of foreign-language speakers exceeded 600,000 during 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-04-04. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Suomen kunnallisvaakunat (in Finnish). Suomen Kunnallisliitto. 1982. p. 161. ISBN 951-773-085-3.
- ^ "Sisäasiainministeriön vahvistamat kaupunkien, kauppaloiden ja kuntien vaakunat I:13 Savitaipale" (in Finnish). Kansallisarkiston digitaaliarkisto. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
External links
Media related to Savitaipale at Wikimedia Commons Savitaipale travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Municipality of Savitaipale – Official website
- goSaimaa.com – travel information