Sulkava facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Sulkava
|
||
|---|---|---|
|
Municipality
|
||
| Sulkavan kunta Sulkava kommun |
||
Sulkava church
|
||
|
||
Location of Sulkava in Finland
|
||
| Country |  Finland |
|
| Region | Southern Savonia | |
| Sub-region | Savonlinna sub-region | |
| Charter | 1630 | |
| Area
(2018-01-01)
|
||
| • Total | 769.20 km2 (296.99 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 584.42 km2 (225.65 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 184.52 km2 (71.24 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 144th largest in Finland | |
| Population
(2023-12-31)
|
||
| • Total | 2,368 | |
| • Rank | 240th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 4.05/km2 (10.5/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 95.7% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 4.1% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 8.2% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.5% | |
| • 65 or older | 39.4% | |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) | |
Sulkava is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 2,368 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 769.20 square kilometres (296.99 sq mi) of which 184.52 km2 (71.24 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.05 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.5/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 lake Saimaa.
Notable people
- Eila Pellinen
- Kalevi Hämäläinen
- Timo Rautiainen
- Albin Savola
Gallery
-
Sulkava centre during winter
-
A view from Sulkava Hill Fort (Linnavuori)
-
Church boat team during a rowing contest in Sulkava
See also
In Spanish: Sulkava para niños
