Sulkava
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Sulkava | |
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Municipality | |
| Sulkavan kunta Sulkava kommun | |
 Sulkava church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Sulkava in Finland | |
 Interactive map of Sulkava | |
| Coordinates: 61°47′N 028°22′E / 61.783°N 28.367°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | South Savo |
| Sub-region | Savonlinna |
| Charter | 1630 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Rinna Ikola-Norrbacka |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 769.20 km2 (296.99 sq mi) |
| • Land | 584.42 km2 (225.65 sq mi) |
| • Water | 184.52 km2 (71.24 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 144th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,310 |
| • Rank | 240th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.95/km2 (10.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 94.6% (official) |
| • Others | 5.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 8.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.5% |
| • 65 or older | 39.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | sulkava |
Sulkava is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Savo region. The municipality has a population of 2,310 (31 December 2025)[5] and covers an area of 769.20 square kilometres (296.99 sq mi) of which 184.52 km2 (71.24 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.95 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.2/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Juva, Puumala, Rantasalmi, Ruokolahti and Savonlinna.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality is best known for the annual long distance rowing contest, Sulkavan Suursoudut, around Partalansaari ("Partala Island") on lake Saimaa.
