Savonranta is a former municipality of Finland. It became part of Savonlinna in early 2009.[1]
It was located in the province of Eastern Finland and was part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality had a population of 1,155 (2009)[1] and covered an area of 568.59 km² of which 182.55 km² was water.[2] The population density was 3.3 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Kolovesi National Park, home of the Saimaa Ringed Seals – one of the most endangered seals in the world, was located in Savonranta and its neighbouring municipalities Enonkoski and Heinävesi.
Notable residents
edit- Aino Kuusinen (1886-1970) - Communist politician and wife of Otto Wille Kuusinen
- Toivo Turtiainen (1883-1920) - Politician and Member of Parliament (1919-1920)[3]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "Regional adjustments 1.1.2009". stat.fi. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "SUOMEN PINTA-ALA KUNNITTAIN 1. 1. 2008 FINLANDS AREAL KOMMUNVIS 1.1.2008" (PDF). www.maanmittauslaitos.fi. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ "Toivo Turtiainen". www.eduskunta.fi. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
External links
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Media related to Savonranta at Wikimedia Commons
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