:Pieksämäki

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Pieksämäki

| official_name = {{lang|fi|Pieksämäen kaupunki}}
{{lang|sv|Pieksämäki stad}}

| settlement_type = Town

| image_skyline = Pieksämäki - Keskuskatu.jpg

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| image_map = Pieksämäki sijainti Suomi.svg

| map_caption = Location of Pieksämäki in Finland

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Southern Savonia

| subdivision_type2 = Sub-region

| subdivision_name2 = Pieksämäki

| leader_title = Town manager

| leader_name = Ulla Nykänen

| established_title = Charter

| established_date = 1962

| established_title2 = Re-established

| established_date2 = 2007

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| timezone = EET

| utc_offset = +02:00

| timezone_DST = EEST

| utc_offset_DST = +03:00

| website = {{Url|https://www.pieksamaki.fi/}}

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Pieksämäki ({{IPA|fi|ˈpie̯ksæˌmæki}}) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia region, about {{convert|75|km}} north of Mikkeli, {{convert|85|km}} east of Jyväskylä and {{convert|95|km}} south of Kuopio. The town has a population of {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Pieksämäki}}}} ({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}} }}) and covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Pieksämäki}}|km2}} of which {{cvt|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Pieksämäki}}|km2}} is water. The population density is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Pieksämäki|round=2}}|PD/km2}}. Neighbouring municipalities are Hankasalmi, Joroinen, Juva, Kangasniemi, Leppävirta, Mikkeli, Rautalampi and Suonenjoki.

Formation

Pieksämäki was granted town privileges in 1962 and enlarged on 1 January 2007 with the consolidation of the Pieksämäki and Pieksänmaa municipalities.

Transport

Pieksämäki railway station is an important junction for the Finnish railway network, and Savo Railway Museum is located in the area.

Education

Diaconia University of Applied Sciences has one of its five campuses in Pieksämäki.

Politics

International relations

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland}}

=Twin towns — sister cities=

Pieksämäki is twinned with:

Notable people

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See also

References

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