Jäppilä

Jäppilä () is a former municipality of

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. On 1 January 2004, it was merged to Pieksämäen maalaiskunta and

Virtasalmi Virtasalmi is a former municipality of Finland. On January 1, 2004, it was joined to the new municipality of Pieksänmaa with Jäppilä Jäppilä () is a former municipality of Finland. On 1 January 2004, it was merged to Pieksämäen maala ...

to form the new municipality of

Pieksänmaa Pieksänmaa is a former municipality of Finland. It became part of the town of Pieksämäki in 2007. Pieksänmaa was formed in 2004 when the municipalities of Pieksämäen maalaiskunta, Jäppilä and Virtasalmi were consolidated to a single m ...

, which merged with the town of

Pieksämäki Pieksämäki () is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia region, about north of Mikkeli, east of Jyväskylä and south of Kuopio. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is wa ...

in 2007. The village of Jäppilä is located northeast of Pieksänmäki center. The coat of arms has the

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, a trammel hook or''. Pieksämäki Populated places disestablished in 2004 Former municipalities of Finland {{EasternFinland-geo-stub