Rantasalmi

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Rantasalmi

Total population

3,996

Founded

1578

Land area559.53 km²

Coordinates62.06°, 28.30°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Rantasalmi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Savo region, 43 kilometres (27 mi) northwest of Savonlinna and 92 kilometres (57 mi) northeast of Mikkeli. The municipality has a population of 3,219 and covers an area of 925.20 square kilometres (357.22 sq mi) of which 366.61 km2 (141.55 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.9/sq mi).

Geography

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

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Eliel Saarinen

Finnish-American architect (1873-1950)

Jarkko Immonen

Finnish ice hockey player

Adolf Fredrik Munck

Swedish noble (1749-1831)

Werner Ekman

Finnish sport shooter

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Pentti Korhonen

Finnish motorcycle racer

Gustaf Adolf Ehrnrooth

Finnish-Swedish major general

Laura Netzel

Swedish composer, pianist, conductor

Leonard Hjelmman

Finnish politician (1869-1952)

Ernst Lampén

Finnish journalist (1865-1938)

Zacharias Cleve

Finnish politician

A

Aila Nissinen

Finnish translator

Alpo Noponen

Finnish poet and writer

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Eino Noponen

Finnish actor

E

Ester Erhomaa

Finnish writer

G

Germund Fredrik Aminoff

Finnish philosopher

M

Marko Ylönen

Finnish cellist and teacher

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

Nearby places in Southern Savonia

• Hirvensalmi
  57.7 mi away · pop. 2,384
• Badovinci
  1241.1 mi away · pop. 23
• Radina Vas
  1242.1 mi away · pop. 7
• Kašt
  1242.1 mi away · pop. 45
• Radatovići
  1242.2 mi away · pop. 22
• Doljani Žumberački
  1242.2 mi away · pop. 21
• Dučići
  1242.3 mi away · pop. 21
• Belošići
  1242.5 mi away · pop. 25
• Dragoševci
  1242.5 mi away · pop. 7
• Sršići
  1242.6 mi away · pop. 6
• Dvorište Vivodinsko
  1242.7 mi away · pop. 27
• Pilatovci
  1242.8 mi away · pop. 22

Browse all places in Southern Savonia →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

water smartweed

Persicaria amphibia

Seen 2026-09-01

gray reindeer lichen

Cladonia rangiferina

Seen 2026-08-21

Star-tipped Reindeer Lichen

Cladonia stellaris

Seen 2026-08-21

Green Reindeer Lichen

Cladonia arbuscula

Seen 2026-08-21

Concentric Ring Lichen

Arctoparmelia centrifuga

Seen 2026-08-21

Finger Ring Lichen

Arctoparmelia incurva

Seen 2026-08-21

Scots pine

Pinus sylvestris

Seen 2026-08-21

Shingled Rock Shield

Xanthoparmelia stenophylla

Seen 2026-08-21

Downy Birch

Betula pubescens

Seen 2026-08-21

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