Paimio

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Paimio
—  Town  —
Paimion kaupunki
Paimio in winter

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
Region Finland Proper
Sub-region Turku sub-region
City rights 1997
Government
 • Town manager Jari Jussinmäki
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 242.24 km2 (93.5 sq mi)
 • Land 238.35 km2 (92 sq mi)
 • Water 3.89 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Area rank 290th largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
 • Total 10,411
 • Rank 102nd largest in Finland
 • Density 43.68/km2 (113.1/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] 19.5%
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 10,411 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 242.24 square kilometres (93.53 sq mi) of which 3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 43.68 inhabitants per square kilometre (113.1 /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).

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Media related to Paimio at Wikimedia Commons

  • Town of Paimio – Official website (Finnish)
    Paimo countryside in the winter


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