Pieksämäki
Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality Pieksämäki is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Southern Savonia region. The town has a population of Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality/population count (Error: Invalid time.)[1] and covers an area of [convert: invalid number] of which [convert: invalid number] is water.[2] The population density is [convert: invalid number].. Neighbour municipalities are Hankasalmi, Joroinen, Juva, Kangasniemi, Leppävirta, Mikkeli, Rautalampi and Suonenjoki.
The town of Pieksämäki was formed on January 1, 2007 with the consolidation of the municipalities of Pieksämäki and Pieksänmaa.
Pieksämäki railway station is an important junction for the Finnish railway network, and Savo Railway Museum is located in the area.
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences has a campus in Pieksämäki.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Politics
Results of the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election in Pieksämäki:
- Centre Party 33.8%
- Social Democratic Party 23.0%
- True Finns 14.7%
- National Coalition Party 10.3%
- Green League 6.7%
- Christian Democrats 4.8%
- Left Alliance 4.7%
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
Pieksämäki is twinned with:
- Faaborg-Midtfyn, Denmark
- Falkenberg, Sweden
- Gyöngyös, Hungary
- Porsgrunn, Norway
- Shuya, Russia
Notable people
- Rietrik Polén, (1823-1884) Journalist and Finnish nationalist
- Petja "Masaa" Kantanen, professional Overwatch player for the Atlanta Reign
- Ville Leskinen, ice hockey player for Jukurit
- Ari-Pekka Liukkonen, Olympic swimmer.
- Teuvo Ruokari, creator of automotive rust proofing in Australia
References
External links
Media related to Pieksämäki at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Pieksämäki – Official website
- Visit Pieksämäki – Official tourism website