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Savonlinna
Nyslott | |
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| Savonlinnan kaupunki Nyslotts stad | |
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 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: Capital of Saimaa[1] | |
 Location of Savonlinna in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°52′05″N 028°53′10″E / 61.86806°N 28.88611°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southern Savonia |
| Sub-region | Savonlinna sub-region |
| Charter | 1639 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Janne Laine |
| Area (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,597.70 km2 (1,389.08 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,237.87 km2 (864.05 sq mi) |
| • Water | 762.62 km2 (294.45 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 27th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[3] | |
| • Total | 31,585 |
| • Rank | 36th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 14.11/km2 (36.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 4.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 11.6% |
| • 15 to 64 | 55.6% |
| • 65 or older | 32.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Savonlinna (UK: /ˌsɑːvɒnˈlɪnə/,[7] Finnish: [ˈsɑʋonˌlinːɑ], lit. 'Castle of Savonia'; Swedish: Nyslott, lit. 'New Castle') is a town in Finland, located in the eastern interior of the country. It lies in the Finnish Lakeland, the South Savo region. The population of Savonlinna is approximately 32,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 39,000. It is the 36th most populous municipality in Finland.
Savonlinna is located in the heart of the Saimaa Lakeland, which is why it is also known as the "Capital of Saimaa".[1] Together with Mikkeli, they are the two largest towns in the South Savo region and both are centres of the region's hospital districts. Savonlinna enclaves the municipality of Enonkoski.
Savonlinna is internationally known for its medieval St. Olaf's Castle and the annual Savonlinna Opera Festival.
- ^ a b Seura: Saimaan pääkaupunki – ainutlaatuinen Savonlinna (in Finnish)
- ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Savonlinna". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 2020-03-22.