Paimio
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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Paimio
| official_name = {{lang|fi|Paimion kaupunki}}
{{lang|sv|Pemars stad}}
| other_name = Pemar
| settlement_type = Town
| image_skyline = Paimio countryside winter.jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| image_alt = Paimio in winter
| image_shield = Paimio vaakuna.svg
| shield_size = 120x80px
| image_map = Paimio sijainti Suomi.svg
| map_caption = Location of Paimio in Finland
|coordinates = {{coord|60|27|N|022|42|E|display=inline,title}}
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Southwest Finland
| subdivision_type2 = Sub-region
| subdivision_name2 = Turku sub-region
| leader_title = Town manager
| leader_name = Jari Jussinmäki
| established_title2 = City rights
| established_date2 = 1997
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|blank_name = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_name|Paimio}}
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| blank3_name = Climate
| blank3_info = Dfb
|timezone = EET
|utc_offset = +02:00
|timezone_DST = EEST
|utc_offset_DST = +03:00
| website = {{Url|https://www.paimio.fi/en/}}
}}
Paimio ({{IPA|fi|ˈpɑi̯mio|lang}}; {{langx|sv|Pemar}}) is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Paimio}}}} ({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}} }}) and covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Paimio}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Paimio}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water. The population density is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Paimio|round=2}}|PD/km2}}. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Paimio centre is called Vista, divided by the church hill to Upper Vista (Ylä-Vista) and Lower Vista (Ala-Vista).
Important buildings
Paimio is best known for Paimio Sanatorium operating as a part of Turku University Hospital. It was built in 1932 and designed by architect Alvar Aalto and originally served as a tuberculosis sanatorium.
Notable persons
{{Unreferenced section|date=March 2025}}
- Jarno Koskiranta, ice hockey player
- Tero Koskiranta, ice hockey player
- Mika Ojala, footballer
- Anders Planman, astronomer, professor of physics and mathematician
- Count R. H. Rehbinder, statesman; the Secretary of State for the Grand Duchy{{cite web|access-date=30 March 2025 |language=fi |title=Rehbinder Robert Henrik |url=https://agricolaverkko.fi/vintti/julkaisut/historiakone/elamakerta.php?id=203 |website=agricolaverkko.fi}}
- V. J. Sukselainen, politician
International relations
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland}}
=Twin towns — Sister cities=
Paimio is twinned with:
- {{flagicon|EST}} Audru Parish, Estonia
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Ljungby Municipality, Sweden
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Zelenogorsk, Russia
- {{flagicon|RUS}} Sovetsky, Russia
- {{flagicon|DEN}} Tølløse, Denmark
- {{flagicon|NOR}} Ås, Norway
- {{flagicon|SWE}} Öckerö Municipality, Sweden
- {{flagicon|GER}} Odenthal, Germany
References
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External links
{{commons category-inline|Paimio}}
- [https://www.paimio.fi/en/ Town of Paimio] – Official website
{{Geographic location
| Centre = Paimio
| N = Lieto
| NE = Marttila
| E = Salo
| S = Sauvo
| W = Kaarina
}}
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{{Authority control}}
Category:Cities and towns in Finland
Category:Municipalities of Southwest Finland
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