Paimio

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Paimio
—  Town  —
Paimion kaupunki

Coat of arms
Location of Paimio in Finland
Coordinates: 60°27′N 022°42′E / 60.45°N 22.7°E / 60.45; 22.7Coordinates: 60°27′N 022°42′E / 60.45°N 22.7°E / 60.45; 22.7
Country  Finland
Province Western Finland
Region Finland Proper
Sub-region Turku sub-region
City rights 1997
Government
 - Town manager Jari Jussinmäki
Area (2009-01-01)[1]
 - Total 242.28 km2 (93.5 sq mi)
 - Land 238.36 km2 (92 sq mi)
 - Water 3.92 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Population (2009-03-31)[2]
 - Total 10,224
 - Density 42.89/km2 (111.1/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
 - Finnish 98.4% (official)
 - Swedish 0.7%
 - Others 0.9%
Population by age [4]
 - 0 to 14 18.4%
 - 15 to 64 66.4%
 - 65 or older 15.2%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 18.75%
Website www.paimio.fi

Paimio (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpɑimio]; Swedish: Pemar) is a town and a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of 10,224 (31 March 2009)[2] and covers an area of 242.28 square kilometres (93.54 sq mi) of which 3.92 km2 (1.51 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 42.89 inhabitants per square kilometre (111.1 /sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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[edit] Important buildings

Paimio is best known for the tuberculosis sanatorium, Paimio Sanatorium designed by the architect Alvar Aalto.

[edit] Trivia

Paimio centre is called Vista, divided by the church hill to Upper Vista (Ylä-Vista) and Lower Vista (Ala-Vista).

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Paimo countryside in the winter


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