Rantasalmi

Rantasalmi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈrɑntɑˌsɑlmi]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Savo region, 43 kilometres (27 mi) northwest of Savonlinna and 92 kilometres (57 mi) northeast of Mikkeli. The municipality has a population of 3,219 (31 December 2025)^[5] and covers an area of 925.20 square kilometres (357.22 sq mi) of which 366.61 km² (141.55 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 5.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.9/sq mi).

Country Finland

Charter1578

Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)

Websitewww.rantasalmi.fi

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Rantasalmi
Municipality
Rantasalmen kunta Rantasalmi kommun
Rantasalmi centre
Coat of arms
Location of Rantasalmi in Finland
Interactive map of Rantasalmi
Coordinates: 62°04′N 028°18′E
Country	Finland
Region	South Savo
Sub-region	Savonlinna
Charter	1578
Government
• Municipal manager	Kristiina Järvenpää
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	925.20 km2 (357.22 sq mi)
• Land	559.53 km2 (216.04 sq mi)
• Water	366.61 km2 (141.55 sq mi)
• Rank	153rd largest in Finland
Population  (2025-12-31)[2]
• Total	3,219
• Rank	208th largest in Finland
• Density	5.75/km2 (14.9/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	93.2% (official)
• Others	6.8%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	11.4%
• 15 to 64	53%
• 65 or older	35.6%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.rantasalmi.fi

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Neighbouring municipalities are Joroinen, Juva, Savonlinna, Sulkava and Varkaus.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.