Sulkava

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Country Finland Charter 1630 Municipal tax rate 20.5% Local time Friday 4:06 AM		Sub-region Savonlinna sub-region Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area 769.3 km² Region Southern Savonia

Area rank 144th largest in Finland Weather -3°C, Wind SW at 6 km/h, 62% Humidity

Sulkava is a municipality of Finland.

Map of 58700 Sulkava, Finland

It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 2,706 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 584.63 square kilometres (225.73 sq mi) of which 184.52 km² (71.24 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.63 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.0/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Juva, Puumala, Rantasalmi, Ruokolahti and Savonlinna.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The municipality is best known for the annual long distance rowing contest; Sulkavan Suursoudut, around Partalansaari ("Partala Island") on Saimaa.