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Pieksämäki | |
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Town | |
| Pieksämäen kaupunki Pieksämäki stad | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pieksämäki inFinland | |
| Coordinates:62°18′01″N27°09′51″E / 62.30028°N 27.16417°E /62.30028; 27.16417 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | South Savo |
| Sub-region | Pieksämäki |
| Charter | 1962 |
| Re-established | 2007 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Ulla Nykänen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,836.22 km2 (708.97 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,569.03 km2 (605.81 sq mi) |
| • Water | 266.76 km2 (103.00 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 40th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30)[2] | |
• Total | 17,243 |
| • Rank | 66th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 10.99/km2 (28.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 92.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 7.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 11.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 55.1% |
| • 65 or older | 33.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
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Pieksämäki (Finnish pronunciation:[ˈpie̯ksæˌmæki]) is atown andmunicipality ofFinland. It is located in theSouth Savoregion, about 75 kilometres (47 mi) north ofMikkeli, 85 kilometres (53 mi) east ofJyväskylä and 95 kilometres (59 mi) south ofKuopio. The town has a population of 17,243 (30 June 2025)[2] and covers an area of 1,836.22 square kilometres (708.97 sq mi) of which 266.76 km2 (103.00 sq mi) is water.[1] Thepopulation density is 10.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (28.5/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities areHankasalmi,Joroinen,Juva,Kangasniemi,Leppävirta, Mikkeli,Rautalampi andSuonenjoki.
Pieksämäki was granted town privileges in 1962 and enlarged on 1 January 2007 with the consolidation of the Pieksämäki andPieksänmaa municipalities.
Pieksämäki railway station is an important junction for theFinnish railway network, andSavo Railway Museum is located in the area.
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences has one of its five campuses in Pieksämäki.
Results of the2023 Finnish parliamentary election in Pieksämäki:
Pieksämäki istwinned with:
Faaborg-Midtfyn, Denmark
Falkenberg, Sweden
Gyöngyös, Hungary
Porsgrunn, Norway
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