Hirvensalmi
Hirvensalmi is a municipality of Finland.
Hirvensalmi | |
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Municipality | |
| Hirvensalmen kunta Hirvensalmi kommun | |
Hirvensalmi Church | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Hirvensalmi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°38.5′N 026°47′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Southern Savonia |
| Sub-region | Mikkeli sub-region |
| Charter | 1656 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Seppo Ruhanen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 746.59 km2 (288.26 sq mi) |
| • Land | 465.09 km2 (179.57 sq mi) |
| • Water | 281.2 km2 (108.6 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 186th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 2,060 |
| • Rank | 255th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.43/km2 (11.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.1% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.4% |
| • Others | 2.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 10.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.1% |
| • 65 or older | 37% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.hirvensalmi.fi |
It is located in the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 2,060 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 746.59 square kilometres (288.26 sq mi) of which 281.2 km2 (108.6 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.43 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.5/sq mi).
Neighbour municipalities: Joutsa, Kangasniemi, Mikkeli, Mäntyharju and Pertunmaa.
Hirvensalmi is often said to be an island municipality. Most people live on the mainland, but living on an island is not unheard of. Most islands, though, are only inhabited during the summer holidays, when holidaymakers come mainly from Southern Finland and double the population of Hirvensalmi. In the north lake Puula marks the border of Hirvensalmi and Kangasniemi, and in the west lake Suontee separates it from Joutsa.
The municipality is unilingual Finnish.