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Paimio

Coordinates: 60°27′N 022°42′E / 60.450°N 22.700°E / 60.450; 22.700
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Paimio
Pemar
Town
Paimion kaupunki
Pemars stad
Paimio in winter
Coat of arms of Paimio
Location of Paimio in Finland
Location of Paimio in Finland
Coordinates: 60°27′N 022°42′E / 60.450°N 22.700°E / 60.450; 22.700
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionTurku sub-region
City rights1997
Government
 • Town managerJari Jussinmäki
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total242.26 km2 (93.54 sq mi)
 • Land238.52 km2 (92.09 sq mi)
 • Water3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi)
 • Rank250th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total11,247
 • Rank87th largest in Finland
 • Density47.15/km2 (122.1/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish94.5% (official)
 • Swedish0.8%
 • Others4.7%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1419.1%
 • 15 to 6458.6%
 • 65 or older22.3%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.paimio.fi/en/

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 11,247 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 242.26 square kilometres (93.54 sq mi) of which 3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 47.15 inhabitants per square kilometre (122.1/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

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Paimio is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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