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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

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Area rank
  
144th largest in Finland

Weather
  
-3°C, Wind SW at 6 km/h, 62% Humidity

Sulkava is a municipality of Finland.

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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.

Happenings

  • Sulkavan Suursoudut
  • Jukola relay
  • People

  • Eila Pellinen
  • Kalevi Hämäläinen
  • Timo Rautiainen
  • References

    Sulkava Wikipedia