Pieksämäki

Pieksämäki () is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Savo region, about north of Mikkeli, east of Jyväskylä and south of Kuopio. The town has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Hankasalmi, Joroinen, Juva, Kangasniemi, Leppävirta, Mikkeli, Rautalampi, and Suonenjoki.

Formation Pieksämäki was granted town privileges in 1962 and enlarged on 1 January 2007 with the consolidation of the Pieksämäki and Pieksänmaa municipalities.

Transport The Pieksämäki railway station is an important junction for the Finnish railway network, and Savo Railway Museum is located in the area.

Education Diaconia University of Applied Sciences has one of its five campuses in Pieksämäki.

Politics Results of the 2023 Finnish parliamentary election in Pieksämäki: Finns Party 21.5 Social Democratic Party 21.0% Centre Party 18.4% National Coalition Party 16.7% Green League 7.1% Left Alliance 5.9% Christian Democrats 5.2% Liik 2.4%

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities Pieksämäki is twinned with: Faaborg-Midtfyn, Denmark Falkenberg, Sweden Gyöngyös, Hungary Porsgrunn, Norway Shuya, Russia

Notable people

Rietrik Polén (1823–1884), journalist and Finnish nationalist Edvard August Vainio (1853–1929), lichenologist Wilhelmiina Arpiainen (1859–1922), writer and Missionary in China Sylvi Kekkonen (1900–1974), writer and First Lady of Finland Ville Leskinen (1995–), ice hockey player for Jukurit Ari-Pekka Liukkonen (1989–), olympic swimmer Esapekka Lappi (1991–), rally driver Kari Jalkanen (1945-2010), Finnish schlager and country & western singer

Pieksämäki

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