Taipalsaari
Municipality in South Karelia, Finland
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Taipalsaari is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 4,591 (30 June 2025)[2] and covers an area of 761.94 square kilometres (294.19 sq mi) of which 416.88 km2 (160.96 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 13.32 inhabitants per square kilometre (34.5/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Lappeenranta, Lemi, Puumala, Ruokolahti and Savitaipale. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Taipalsaari | |
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Municipality | |
| Taipalsaaren kunta Taipalsaari kommun | |
 Taipalsaari in October 2017 | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Taipalsaari in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°09.5′N 028°04′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | South Karelia |
| Sub-region | Lappeenranta sub-region |
| Charter | 1571 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Kari kuuramaa |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 761.94 km2 (294.19 sq mi) |
| • Land | 344.69 km2 (133.09 sq mi) |
| • Water | 416.88 km2 (160.96 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 224th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30)[2] | |
• Total | 4,591 |
| • Rank | 177th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 13.32/km2 (34.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 93.2% (official) |
| • Others | 6.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15% |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.6% |
| • 65 or older | 26.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www |
The church of Taipalsaari was built on 1754 and therefore it is the oldest of still standing church buildings in South Karelia region.
The average temperature during the summer months on Taipalsaari is the highest among Finnish municipalities.[5]
