Sysmä

Sysmä
Municipality
Sysmän kunta

Sunset at Lake Päijänne and Päijätsalo natural park

Coat of arms

Location of Sysmä in Finland
Coordinates: 61°30′N 025°41′E / 61.500°N 25.683°E / 61.500; 25.683Coordinates: 61°30′N 025°41′E / 61.500°N 25.683°E / 61.500; 25.683
Country Finland
Region Päijänne Tavastia
Sub-region Heinola sub-region
Founded 1442
Government
  Municipal manager Marketta Kitkiöjoki
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
  Total 936.18 km2 (361.46 sq mi)
  Land 667.04 km2 (257.55 sq mi)
  Water 269.14 km2 (103.92 sq mi)
Area rank 119th largest in Finland
Population (2015-06-30)[2]
  Total 4,093
  Rank 210th largest in Finland
  Density 6.14/km2 (15.9/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
  Finnish 98.4% (official)
  Swedish 0.2%
  Others 1.4%
Population by age[4]
  0 to 14 12.5%
  15 to 64 57.8%
  65 or older 29.7%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19%
Website www.sysma.fi

Sysmä is a municipality of Finland. It is situated in Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 4,093 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 936.18 square kilometres (361.46 sq mi) of which 269.14 km2 (103.92 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.14 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.9/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities: Asikkala, Hartola, Heinola, Kuhmoinen, Luhanka, and Padasjoki. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Itä-Häme newspaper is established in Sysmä.

Happenings and sights

Many summer happenings are held in Sysmä during which the population could even triple seasonally.

Famous people

Some villages

Joutsjärvi, Karilanmaa, Kinnarila, Koivisto, Liikola, Nikkaroinen, Nuoramoinen, Onkiniemi, Rapala, Ravioskorpi, Taipale, Unaja, Valittula, and Vintturi.

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  3. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. http://www.suvisoitto.fi/ Sysmän Suvisoitto

External links

Media related to Sysmä at Wikimedia Commons


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