Paimio facts for kids
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Paimio
Pemar
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Town
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| Paimion kaupunki Pemars stad |
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Location of Paimio in Finland
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Southwest Finland | |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region | |
| City rights | 1997 | |
| Area
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| • Total | 242.26 km2 (93.54 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 238.52 km2 (92.09 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 250th largest in Finland | |
| Population
(2023-12-31)
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| • Total | 11,236 | |
| • Rank | 87th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 47.11/km2 (122.0/sq mi) | |
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| • Finnish | 94.5% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.8% | |
| • Others | 4.7% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 19.1% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.6% | |
| • 65 or older | 22.3% | |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) | |
| Climate | Dfb | |
Paimio (Finnish: [ˈpɑi̯mio]; Swedish: Pemar) is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 11,236 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 242.26 square kilometres (93.54 sq mi) of which 3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi) is water. The population density is 47.11 inhabitants per square kilometre (122.0/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Paimio centre is called Vista, divided by the church hill to Upper Vista (Ylä-Vista) and Lower Vista (Ala-Vista).
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.
Notable persons
- Jarno Koskiranta, ice hockey player
- Tero Koskiranta, ice hockey player
- Mika Ojala, footballer
- Anders Planman, astronomer, professor of physics and mathematician
- V. J. Sukselainen, politician
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
