Paimio

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Paimion kaupunki
city in Finland
Province Western Finland
Region Finland Proper
Sub-region Turku
City manager Jari Jussinmäki
Official languages Finnish
Area
 - total
 - land
ranked 315th
240.15 km²
239.32 km²
Population
 - total (2003)
 - change
 - density
ranked 106th
9,791
- 0.9 %
40.9/km²
Urbanisation 76.8 %
Unemployment rate 5.2 %
http://www.paimio.fi/

Paimio (IPA[ˈpɑimio]), or Pemar in Swedish, is a municipality of Finland since 1316.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of 9,808 (2004-12-31) and covers an area of 240.15 km² of which 0.83 km² is water. The population density is 40.98 inhabitants per km².

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Some countryside in Paimio in the winter.
Some countryside in Paimio in the winter.

[edit] Important Buildings

Paimio is best known for the tuberculosis sanatorium, Paimio Sanatorium designed by the architect Alvar Aalto.

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Coordinates: 60°27′25″N, 22°41′10″E