Padasjoki

Padasjoki
Municipality
Padasjoen kunta
Padasjoki kommun
Coat of arms of Padasjoki
Location of Padasjoki in Finland
Location of Padasjoki in Finland
Coordinates: 61°21′N 025°16.5′E / 61.350°N 25.2750°E / 61.350; 25.2750
Country Finland
RegionPäijänne Tavastia
Sub-regionLahti sub-region
Charter1442
Municipality1865
Government
 • Municipal managerHeikki Jaakkola
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total729.85 km2 (281.80 sq mi)
 • Land523.09 km2 (201.97 sq mi)
 • Water206.68 km2 (79.80 sq mi)
 • Rank167th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,726
 • Rank226th largest in Finland
 • Density5.21/km2 (13.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish96.7% (official)
 • Swedish0.4%
 • Others2.9%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1410%
 • 15 to 6448.7%
 • 65 or older41.3%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.padasjoki.fi

Padasjoki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpɑdɑsˌjoki]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is 53 kilometres (33 mi) from Padasjoki to Lahti and 65 kilometres (40 mi) to Heinola. The municipality has a population of 2,726 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 729.85 square kilometres (281.80 sq mi) of which 206.68 km2 (79.80 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.21 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.5/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Padasjoki is known as a summer cottage municipality. By number, it has more holiday homes than permanent residents.

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search