Parikkala

Parikkala
Municipality
Parikkalan kunta
Parikkala kommun
Church of Parikkala
Church of Parikkala
Coat of arms of Parikkala
Location of Parikkala in Finland
Location of Parikkala in Finland
Coordinates: 61°33′N 029°30′E / 61.550°N 29.500°E / 61.550; 29.500
Country Finland
RegionSouth Karelia
Sub-regionImatra sub-region
Charter1635
Government
 • Municipality managerMervi Pääkkö
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total760.71 km2 (293.71 sq mi)
 • Land591.91 km2 (228.54 sq mi)
 • Water167.78 km2 (64.78 sq mi)
 • Rank141st largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total4,335
 • Rank184th largest in Finland
 • Density7.32/km2 (19.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish96.7% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others3.1%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1410.2%
 • 15 to 6449.1%
 • 65 or older40.8%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfc
Websiteparikkala.fi

Parikkala (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpɑrikːɑlɑ]) is a municipality of Finland located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region, 97 kilometres (60 mi) from Lappeenranta and 139 kilometres (86 mi) from Joensuu. The town center of Parikkala is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the Russian border. The municipality has a population of 4,335 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 760.71 square kilometres (293.71 sq mi) of which 167.78 km2 (64.78 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.32 inhabitants per square kilometre (19.0/sq mi).

Parikkala is located around lake Simpele and it is a part of a countryside rich with hills and chains of ridges. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 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.