:Rantasalmi
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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Rantasalmi
| official_name = {{lang|fi|Rantasalmen kunta}}
{{lang|sv|Rantasalmi kommun}}
| settlement_type = Municipality
| image_skyline = Rantasalmi centre.JPG
| image_caption = Rantasalmi centre
| image_shield = Rantasalmi.vaakuna.svg
| shield_size = 120x80px
| image_map = Rantasalmi sijainti Suomi.svg
| map_caption = Location of Rantasalmi in Finland
|coordinates = {{coord|62|04|N|028|18|E|display=inline,title}}
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Southern Savonia
| subdivision_type2 = Sub-region
| subdivision_name2 = Savonlinna
| leader_title = Municipal manager
| leader_name = Kristiina Järvenpää
| established_title = Charter
| established_date = 1578
|area_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|area_footnotes|Rantasalmi}}
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|area_water_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|area_water_km2|Rantasalmi}}
|area_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|area_rank|Rantasalmi}}
|population_as_of = {{Data Finland municipality|population_as_of|Rantasalmi}}
|population_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|population_footnotes|Rantasalmi}}
|population_total = {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Rantasalmi}}
|population_density_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|population_density_km2|Rantasalmi}}
|population_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|population_rank|Rantasalmi}}
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|demographics1_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title2|Rantasalmi}}
|demographics1_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info2|Rantasalmi}}
|demographics1_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title3|Rantasalmi}}
|demographics1_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info3|Rantasalmi}}
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|demographics2_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_footnotes|Rantasalmi}}
|demographics2_title1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title1|Rantasalmi}}
|demographics2_info1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info1|Rantasalmi}}
|demographics2_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title2|Rantasalmi}}
|demographics2_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info2|Rantasalmi}}
|demographics2_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title3|Rantasalmi}}
|demographics2_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info3|Rantasalmi}}
|blank_name = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_name|Rantasalmi}}
|blank_info = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_info|Rantasalmi}}
|timezone = EET
|utc_offset = +02:00
|timezone_DST = EEST
|utc_offset_DST = +03:00
| website = {{Url|https://www.rantasalmi.fi/}}
}}
Rantasalmi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia region, {{convert|43|km}} northwest of Savonlinna and {{convert|92|km}} northeast of Mikkeli. The municipality has a population of {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Rantasalmi}}}} ({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}} }}){{Cite web|url=http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=6847&site=3&id=0|title=VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2012|publisher=Population Register Center of Finland|language=fi, sv|access-date=11 February 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003192016/http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=6847&site=3&id=0|archive-date=3 October 2013}}
and covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Rantasalmi}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Rantasalmi}}|km2|abbr=on}}
is water. The population density is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Rantasalmi|round=2}}|PD/km2}}.
Neighbouring municipalities are Joroinen, Juva, Savonlinna, Sulkava and Varkaus.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Some villages
Asikkala, Osikonmäki, Putkisalo, Rantasalo, Torasalo, Tornioniemi, Tuusmäki and Vaahersalo.
Notable people
- Eliel Saarinen (1873–1950), a Finnish–American architect was born in Rantasalmi.
- Laura Netzel (1839-1927), pianist, composer and conductor
- Jukka Lehtonen (born 1982), volleyball player
- Jarkko Immonen (born 1982), ice hockey player
- Lauri Kaukonen (1902-1975), Secretariate Counsellor
References
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External links
{{commons category-inline|Rantasalmi}}
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- [https://www.rantasalmi.fi/ Municipality of Rantasalmi] – Official website {{in lang|fi}}
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Rantasalmi
| N = Varkaus (North Savo)
| E = Savonlinna
| S = Sulkava
| SW = Juva
| W = Joroinen (North Savo)
}}
{{SouthernSavonia}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Populated places established in 1578
{{EasternFinland-geo-stub}}