Puumala

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Puumala

Total population

2,416

Coordinates61.52°, 28.18°

Demographic figures from Statistics Finland. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Puumala is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Savo region. The municipality has a population of 2,081 and covers an area of 1,237.75 square kilometres (477.90 sq mi) of which 443.17 km2 (171.11 sq mi) is water. The population density is 2.62 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.8/sq mi).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Erkki Ruoslahti

Finnish American cancer researcher

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Aapo Kohonen

Finnish editor-in-chief and teacher

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Kari Kitunen

Finnish judge

Henrik Wilhelm Romanson

Elsa Heporauta

Finnish writer

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Kari Smolander

Finnish computer scientist and guitarist

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Saara Rampanen

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Hanno J. Kunnas

Finnish jurist

Esko Raunio

Finnish military officer

Sonja Kuittinen

Finnish actor and singer

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Hannu Aronen

Finnish professor

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Eila Pellinen

Finnish distance runner

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Southern Savonia

• Hirvensalmi
  46.8 mi away · pop. 2,384
• Badovinci
  1206.8 mi away · pop. 23
• Radina Vas
  1207.8 mi away · pop. 7
• Kašt
  1207.8 mi away · pop. 45
• Radatovići
  1207.9 mi away · pop. 22
• Doljani Žumberački
  1208 mi away · pop. 21
• Dučići
  1208.1 mi away · pop. 21
• Sršići
  1208.3 mi away · pop. 6
• Belošići
  1208.3 mi away · pop. 25
• Dragoševci
  1208.3 mi away · pop. 7
• Dvorište Vivodinsko
  1208.4 mi away · pop. 27
• Pilatovci
  1208.6 mi away · pop. 22

Browse all places in Southern Savonia →

Recently spotted species

Golden Chanterelle

Cantharellus cibarius

Seen 2026-09-20

purple foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Seen 2026-09-18

bearberry

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Seen 2026-09-12

Lingonberry

Vaccinium vitis-idaea

Seen 2026-09-04

Two-spotted Groundhopper

Tetrix bipunctata

Seen 2026-08-29

Eastern Slowworm

Anguis colchica

Seen 2026-08-29

upright yellow woodsorrel

Oxalis stricta

Seen 2026-08-29

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Seen 2026-08-24

22-spot Ladybird

Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata

Seen 2026-08-22

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).