Paimio
Paimio (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpɑimio]; Swedish: Pemar) is a town and municipality of Finland.
Paimio
Pemar | |
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Town | |
Paimion kaupunki Pemars stad | |
Paimio in winter | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Paimio in Finland | |
Coordinates: 60°27′N 022°42′E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Southwest Finland |
Sub-region | Turku sub-region |
City rights | 1997 |
Government | |
• Town manager | Jari Jussinmäki |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 242.26 km2 (93.54 sq mi) |
• Land | 238.35 km2 (92.03 sq mi) |
• Water | 3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi) |
Area rank | 250th largest in Finland |
Population (2020-07-31)[2] | |
• Total | 10,902 |
• Rank | 90th largest in Finland |
• Density | 45.74/km2 (118.5/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98.4% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.7% |
• Others | 0.9% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 18.4% |
• 15 to 64 | 66.4% |
• 65 or older | 15.2% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | www.paimio.fi |
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 10,902 (31 July 2020)[2] and covers an area of 242.26 square kilometres (93.54 sq mi) of which 3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 45.74 inhabitants per square kilometre (118.5/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Important buildings
Paimio is best known for Paimio Sanatorium operating as a part of Turku University Hospital. It was built in 1932 and designed by architect Alvar Aalto and originally served as a tuberculosis sanatorium.
Trivia
- Paimio centre is called Vista, divided by the church hill to Upper Vista (Ylä-Vista) and Lower Vista (Ala-Vista).
Notable individuals
- Jarno Koskiranta, ice hockey player
- Jussi Ranta, sports journalist and producer
- Mika Ojala, footballer
- Tero Koskiranta, ice hockey player
- V. J. Sukselainen, politician
- Veeti Kallio, singer and actor
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Paimio is twinned with:
- Audru Parish, Estonia
- Ljungby Municipality, Sweden
- Zelenogorsk, Russia
- Sovetsky, Russia
- Tølløse, Denmark
- Ås, Norway
- Öckerö Municipality, Sweden
- Odenthal, Germany
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Paimio at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Paimio – Official website (in Finnish)