Mikkeli
S:t Michel | |
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Town | |
| Mikkelin kaupunki S:t Michels stad | |
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 Coat of arms | |
   Mikkeli within Etelä-Savo, Finland and Eurasia | |
| Coordinates: 61°41′20″N 27°16′19″E / 61.689°N 27.272°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Etelä-Savo |
| Sub-region | Mikkeli |
| Charter | 1838 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-manager |
| • Body | City Council |
| • Chairman | Oskari Valtola (NCP) |
| • City Board Chairwoman | Pirjo Siiskonen |
| • Mayor | Janne Kinnunen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 3,229.57 km2 (1,246.94 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,548.35 km2 (983.92 sq mi) |
| • Water | 424.7 km2 (164.0 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 23rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
• Total | 51,965 |
| • Rank | 18th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 20.39/km2 (52.8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 94.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 5.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.9% |
| • 65 or older | 27.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.mikkeli.fi |
Mikkeli (Finnish: [ˈmikːeli]; Swedish: S:t Michel; Latin: Michaelia; Russian: Mikhel) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of South Savo. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Mikkeli is approximately 52,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 68,000. It is the 18th most populous municipality in Finland, and the 19th most populous urban area in the country.
Mikkeli is located on the shores of Lake Saimaa. Mikkeli is currently located in the South Savo region. However, historically, the city was part of the Mikkeli Province until 1997 and then the Eastern Finland Province from 1997 to 2009. Mikkeli covers an area of 3,229.57 square kilometres (1,246.94 sq mi), of which 424.7 km2 (164.0 sq mi) is water. Mikkeli is one of the largest towns in the South Savo region and one of the concentrations in the region's hospital districts, along with Savonlinna.[5]
During World War II, Mikkeli served as the headquarters for the Finnish Defence Forces. The town's coat of arms features a pair of crossed Marshal Mannerheim's batons in recognition of this, and the town was awarded the Cross of Liberty, 4th Class, which is displayed alongside the coat of arms.[6] After Finland joins NATO, there are plans to establish a sub-staff of ground forces working under the military alliance in Mikkeli.[7][8][9]
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- ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. September 24, 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved September 25, 2024.
- ^ "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 May 2, 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. November 14, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ Gråsten, Hanna (October 17, 2019). "Näkökulma: Keskustan 18 maakunnan unelma säröilee – Ministeritkin hääräävät savolaisten herruustaistelussa" [Perspective: The Centre's dream of 18 provinces is shattered, ministers battle over Savonian autonomy]. Iltalehti (in Finnish). Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- ^ Iltanen, Jussi (2013). Suomen kuntavaakunat. Kommunvapnen i Finland [Finnish municipal coats of arms] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Karttakeskus. pp. 133–134. ISBN 9789522660923.
- ^ Nurmi, Lauri (April 9, 2024). "IL:n tiedot: Mikkeli on saamassa Nato-alaesikunnan". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ Shepelenko, Mikael (April 10, 2024). "Venäjän media havahtui Mikkeliin perustettavaan Nato–pisteeseen: "Korkean valmiuden päämaja"". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved April 10, 2024.
- ^ Sonko, Alona (April 10, 2024). "NATO to establish new HQ in southern Finland — 140 km from Russia". The New Voice of Ukraine. Retrieved April 10, 2024.