Sysmä
| Sysmä | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Sysmän kunta | ||
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Sunset at Lake Päijänne and Päijätsalo natural park | ||
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 Location of Sysmä in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 61°30′N 025°41′E / 61.500°N 25.683°ECoordinates: 61°30′N 025°41′E / 61.500°N 25.683°E | ||
| 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 (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 4,015 | |
| • Rank | 210th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 6.02/km2 (15.6/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 4,015 (31 March 2016)[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 6.02 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.6/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.
- One of the most popular events is called Sysmän suvisoitto.[6]
- Kammiovuori mountain where is 7 meters high glacial erratic Sysmän Linta
- Another glacial erratic in Sysmä is Onkiniemen liikkuva kivi.
Famous people
- Usko Kantola, actor
- Pekka Streng, musician
- Olavi Virta, singer
- Lauri Rapala, founder of Rapala
Some villages
Joutsjärvi, Karilanmaa, Kinnarila, Koivisto, Liikola, Nikkaroinen, Nuoramoinen, Onkiniemi, Rapala, Ravioskorpi, Taipale, Unaja, Valittula, and Vintturi.
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ http://www.suvisoitto.fi/ Sysmän Suvisoitto
External links
Media related to Sysmä at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Sysmä – Official website, finnish, english, and russian
- Sysmä’s Prehistory
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