Rantasalmi

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Rantasalmi
—  Municipality  —
Rantasalmen kunta
Rantasalmi centre

Coat of arms
Location of Rantasalmi in Finland
Coordinates: 62°04′N 028°18′E / 62.067°N 28.3°E / 62.067; 28.3Coordinates: 62°04′N 028°18′E / 62.067°N 28.3°E / 62.067; 28.3
Country Finland
Region Southern Savonia
Sub-region Pieksämäki sub-region
Charter 1578
Government
 • Municipal manager Kristiina Järvenpää
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 925.77 km2 (357.44 sq mi)
 • Land 559.16 km2 (215.89 sq mi)
 • Water 366.61 km2 (141.55 sq mi)
Area rank 120th largest in Finland
Population (2012-01-31)[2]
 • Total 3,951
 • Rank 214th largest in Finland
 • Density 7.07/km2 (18.3/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 98.5% (official)
 • Swedish 0.3%
 • Others 1.2%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 13.3%
 • 15 to 64 61.1%
 • 65 or older 25.5%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.5%
Website www.rantasalmi.fi

Rantasalmi is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 3,951 (31 January 2012)[2] and covers an area of 925.77 square kilometres (357.44 sq mi) of which 366.61 km2 (141.55 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.07 inhabitants per square kilometre (18.3 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Eliel Saarinen (1873–1950), a Finnish–American architect was born in Rantasalmi.

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