Pieksämäki
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Pieksämäki | |
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Town | |
Pieksämäen kaupunki Pieksämäki stad | |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 11.7% |
• 15 to 64 | 55.1% |
• 65 or older | 33.2% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www |
Pieksämäki (Finnish pronunciation:
Formation
Pieksämäki was formed as a town on 1 January 2007 with the consolidation of the Pieksämäki and Pieksänmaa municipalities.
Transport
Pieksämäki railway station is an important junction for the Finnish railway network, and Savo Railway Museum is located in the area.
Education
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences has a campus in Pieksämäki.
Politics
Results of the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election in Pieksämäki:
- Centre Party 33.8%
- Social Democratic Party23.0%
- True Finns14.7%
- National Coalition Party 10.3%
- Green League 6.7%
- Christian Democrats 4.8%
- Left Alliance 4.7%
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
Pieksämäki is
- Faaborg-Midtfyn, Denmark
- Falkenberg, Sweden
- Gyöngyös, Hungary
- Porsgrunn, Norway
- Shuya, Russia
Notable people
- Rietrik Polén (1823–1884), journalist and Finnish nationalist
- Edvard August Vainio (1853–1929), lichenologist
- Wilhelmiina Arpiainen (1859–1922), writer and Missionary in China
- Sylvi Kekkonen (1900–1974), writer and First Lady of Finland
- Ville Leskinen (1995–), ice hockey player for Jukurit
- Ari-Pekka Liukkonen (1989–), olympic swimmer
- Esapekka Lappi (1991–), rally driver
See also
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
External links
Media related to Pieksämäki at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Pieksämäki – Official website
- Visit Pieksämäki – Official tourism website