Rautjärvi

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Rautjärvi
—  Municipality  —
Rautjärven kunta

Coat of arms
Location of Rautjärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 61°26′N 029°21′E / 61.433°N 29.35°E / 61.433; 29.35Coordinates: 61°26′N 029°21′E / 61.433°N 29.35°E / 61.433; 29.35
Country Finland
Province Southern Finland
Region South Karelia
Sub-region Imatra sub-region
Charter 1871
Government
 - Municipal manager Harri Anttila
Area (2009-01-01)[1]
 - Total 401.92 km2 (155.2 sq mi)
 - Land 351.67 km2 (135.8 sq mi)
 - Water 50.25 km2 (19.4 sq mi)
Area rank 254th largest in Finland
Population (2009-06-30)[2]
 - Total 4,097
 - Density 11.65/km2 (30.2/sq mi)
Population rank 214th largest in Finland
Population by native language [3]
 - Finnish 98.7% (official)
 - Others 1.2%
Population by age [4]
 - 0 to 14 13%
 - 15 to 64 60.4%
 - 65 or older 26.6%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 18%
Website www.rautjarvi.fi

Rautjärvi 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 4,097 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 401.92 square kilometres (155.18 sq mi) of which 50.25 km2 (19.40 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.65 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.2 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. It was the birthplace of legendary sniper Simo Häyhä, hero of the Winter War of World War II.

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