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Rautalampi | |
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Municipality | |
Rautalammin kunta Rautalampi kommun | |
Coordinates: 62°37.3′N 026°50′E / 62.6217°N 26.833°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Northern Savonia |
Sub-region | Inner Savonia sub-region |
Charter | 1561 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Risto Niemelä |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 761.98 km2 (294.20 sq mi) |
• Land | 538.95 km2 (208.09 sq mi) |
• Water | 222.99 km2 (86.10 sq mi) |
• Rank | 161st largest in Finland |
Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,934 |
• Rank | 216th largest in Finland |
• Density | 5.44/km2 (14.1/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 96.4% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.1% |
• Others | 3.5% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 12.1% |
• 15 to 64 | 51.9% |
• 65 or older | 36.1% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www.rautalampi.fi |
Rautalampi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈrɑu̯tɑˌlɑmpi]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 2,934 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 761.98 square kilometres (294.20 sq mi) of which 222.99 km2 (86.10 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.44 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.1/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Neighbouring municipalities are Hankasalmi, Konnevesi, Pieksämäki, Suonenjoki, Tervo and Vesanto. The distance from Rautalampi to Kuopio is about 70 kilometers.