Paimio
| Paimio | ||
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| Town | ||
| Paimion kaupunki | ||
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Paimio in winter | ||
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 Location of Paimio in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 60°27′N 022°42′E / 60.450°N 22.700°ECoordinates: 60°27′N 022°42′E / 60.450°N 22.700°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Southwest Finland | |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region | |
| City rights | 1997 | |
| Government | ||
| • Town manager | Jari Jussinmäki | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 242.24 km2 (93.53 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 238.35 km2 (92.03 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 290th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 10,626 | |
| • Rank | 102nd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 44.58/km2 (115.5/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.4% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.7% | |
| • Others | 0.9% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 18.4% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 66.4% | |
| • 65 or older | 15.2% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | |
| Climate | Dfb | |
| Website | www.paimio.fi | |
Paimio (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpɑimio]; 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 10,626 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 242.24 square kilometres (93.53 sq mi) of which 3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 44.58 inhabitants per square kilometre (115.5/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:
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Audru Parish, Estonia -
Ljungby Municipality, Sweden -
Zelenogorsk, Russia - Sovetsky, Russia
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Tølløse, Denmark -
Ås, Norway - Öckerö Municipality, Sweden
- Odenthal, Germany
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "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 (Finnish)
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