Sysmä

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Sysmä
—  Municipality  —
Sysmän kunta
Sunset at Lake Päijänne and Päijätsalo natural park

Coat of arms
Location of Sysmä in Finland
Coordinates: 61°30′N 025°41′E / 61.5°N 25.683°E / 61.5; 25.683Coordinates: 61°30′N 025°41′E / 61.5°N 25.683°E / 61.5; 25.683
Country Finland
Province Southern Finland
Region Päijänne Tavastia
Sub-region Heinola sub-region
Founded 1442
Government
 - Municipal manager Marketta Kitkiöjoki
Area (2009-01-01)[1]
 - Total 936.29 km2 (361.5 sq mi)
 - Land 667.43 km2 (257.7 sq mi)
 - Water 268.86 km2 (103.8 sq mi)
Area rank 118th largest in Finland
Population (2009-06-30)[2]
 - Total 4,464
 - Density 6.69/km2 (17.3/sq mi)
Population rank 208th largest in Finland
Population by native language [3]
 - Finnish 98.4% (official)
 - Swedish 0.2%
 - Others 1.4%
Population by age [4]
 - 0 to 14 12.5%
 - 15 to 64 57.8%
 - 65 or older 29.7%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19%
Website www.sysma.fi

Sysmä is a municipality of Finland situated in Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 4,464 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 936.29 square kilometres (361.50 sq mi) of which 268.86 km2 (103.81 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.69 inhabitants per square kilometre (17.3 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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