Rantasalmi is a
municipality of
Finland. It is located in the
Southern Savonia region, northwest of
Savonlinna and northeast of
Mikkeli. The municipality has a population of ()
[
] and covers an area of of which
is water.
The
population density is .
Neighbouring municipalities are
Joroinen,
Juva, Savonlinna,
Sulkava
Sulkava is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
Neighbouring municipalities are Juva, Puumala, Ran ...
and
Varkaus
Varkaus (before year 1929 ''Warkaus'') is a Middle- Savonian industrial town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region, between city of Kuopio and town of Savonlinna.
T ...
.
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
Jukka Lehtonen (born 22 February 1982) is a professional volleyball player from Finland who joins GFCO Ajaccio in French Ligue A for season 2010–2011. He is also the captain of Finland men's national volleyball team
The Finland men's nationa ...
(born 1982), volleyball player
*
Jarkko Immonen
Jarkko Immonen (born April 19, 1982) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward currently playing for Mikkelin Jukurit of the Liiga.
Playing career
Immonen made his debut in Finland's second-tier league Mestis with TuTo Hockey during the 2000 ...
(born 1982), ice hockey player
References
External links
Municipality of Rantasalmi– Official website
Populated places established in 1578
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