Rautalampi is a

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. It is located in the

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. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The

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is . The municipality is unilingually

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. Neighbouring municipalities are

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, Konnevesi,

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, Tervo and Vesanto. The distance from Rautalampi to

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is about 70 kilometers.

Name

The name of the municipality means "iron pond", which is also why the coat of arms of the municipality features the symbol of iron.

History

Rautalammin vanhan hallintopitäjän kartta

The village was first mentioned in 1549, when it was a part of the parish (''pitäjä'') of

Sysmä Sysmä () is a municipality of Finland. It is situated in the Päijät-Häme region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Asikkala, Hart ...

. The parish (''pitäjä'') of Rautalampi was established in 1561. It was a large parish which included parts of 27 modern municipalities, most of them in the modern region of

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. The first ecclesiastical division of the Rautalampi parish happened when

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became separate in 1628, while the last division was the separation of Konnevesi in 1919 (administratively slightly later in 1922).

National park

Southern Konnevesi National Park was established in 2014. It is known for its prehistoric rock paintings.

Notable people

Juho Heimonen Juho Heimonen (14 July 1861, Rautalampi Rautalampi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The mun ...

(1861–1930) *

Kustaa Jalkanen Kustaa Jalkanen (17 May 1862, Rautalampi – 23 April 1921) was a Finnish farmer and politician. He belonged to the Young Finnish Party. Jalkanen served as a Member of the Diet of Finland from 1904 to 1905 and as a Member of the Parliament of F ...

(1862–1921) *

August Raatikainen August Raatikainen (23 September 1874, Rautalampi Rautalampi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ...

(1874–1937) *

Ville Heimonen Ville Heimonen (6 March 1875, Rautalampi – 1 July 1951) was a Finnish trade union activist and politician. He served as a Member of the Parliament of Finland from 1907 to 1908, representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Dem ...

(1875–1951) *

Mikko Hult Mikko Olavi Hult (22 March 1915 in Rautalampi – 6 May 1993) was a Finnish smallholder and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1954 to 1962. Hult first represented the Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP), and la ...

(1915–1993) *

Urpo Korhonen Urpo Pentti Korhonen (8 February 1923, Rautalampi – 10 August 2009) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the 1940s and 1950s. He was born in Rautalampi. He won a gold medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo Oslo ( ...

(1923–2009) *

Anne Hänninen Anne Hänninen (born 7 February 1958 in Rautalampi) is a Finnish poet, essayist, and writer. She studied literature and journalism. Hänninen has mostly written poetry. Hänninen's poetry "started by denouncing the possibility of living according ...

(born 1958) *

Sisko Hanhijoki Reeta Sisko Hanhijoki, née Markkanen (born 25 April 1962 in Rautalampi) is a retired Finnish sprinter, who specialized in the 60, 100 and 200 metres. She won a bronze medal at the 1989 European Indoor Championships. Domestically, she won ...

(born 1962) * Martti Marttinen, the great-grandfather of John Morton

References

External links

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Municipality of Rautalampi
– Official website Populated places established in 1561 1561 establishments in Sweden {{EasternFinland-geo-stub