Savonranta

Coat of Arms of Savonranta

Location of Savonranta in Finland

Savonranta is a former municipality of Finland. It became part of Savonlinna in the beginning of the year 2009.

It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality had a population of 1,263 (2003) and covered an area of 568.59 km² of which 182.55 km² is water. The population density was 3.3 inhabitants per km².

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

Kolovesi National Park, home of the Saimaa Ringed Seals – one of the most endangered seals in the world, is located in Savonranta and its neighbour municipalities Enonkoski and Heinävesi.

External links

Media related to Savonranta at Wikimedia Commons

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