Sulkava

{{Expand Finnish|date=December 2008|topic=geo}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Sulkava | official_name = {{lang|fi|Sulkavan kunta}}<br />{{lang|sv|Sulkava kommun}} | settlement_type = Municipality | image_skyline = Sulkava kirkko.jpg | image_caption = Sulkava church | image_shield = Sulkava.vaakuna.svg | shield_size = 120x80px | image_map = Sulkava sijainti Suomi.svg | map_caption = Location of Sulkava in Finland |coordinates = {{coord|61|47|N|028|22|E|display=inline,title}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-marker = town |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = South Savo | subdivision_type2 = Sub-region | subdivision_name2 = Savonlinna | leader_title = Municipal manager | leader_name = Rinna Ikola-Norrbacka | established_title = Charter | established_date = 1630 |area_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|area_footnotes|Sulkava}} |area_total_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|area_total_km2|Sulkava}} |area_land_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Sulkava}} |area_water_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|area_water_km2|Sulkava}} |area_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|area_rank|Sulkava}} |population_as_of = {{Data Finland municipality|population_as_of|Sulkava}} |population_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|population_footnotes|Sulkava}} |population_total = {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Sulkava}} |population_density_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|population_density_km2|Sulkava}} |population_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|population_rank|Sulkava}} |demographics_type1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics_type1|Sulkava}} |demographics1_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_footnotes|Sulkava}} |demographics1_title1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title1|Sulkava}} |demographics1_info1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info1|Sulkava}} |demographics1_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title2|Sulkava}} |demographics1_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info2|Sulkava}} |demographics1_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title3|Sulkava}} |demographics1_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info3|Sulkava}} |demographics1_title4 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title4|Sulkava}} |demographics1_info4 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info4|Sulkava}} |demographics_type2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics_type2|Sulkava}} |demographics2_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_footnotes|Sulkava}} |demographics2_title1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title1|Sulkava}} |demographics2_info1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info1|Sulkava}} |demographics2_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title2|Sulkava}} |demographics2_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info2|Sulkava}} |demographics2_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title3|Sulkava}} |demographics2_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info3|Sulkava}} |blank_name = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_name|Sulkava}} |blank_info = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_info|Sulkava}} |timezone = EET |utc_offset = +02:00 |timezone_DST = EEST |utc_offset_DST = +03:00 | website = {{Url|https://sulkava.fi/en/}} }} '''Sulkava''' is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Savo region. The municipality has a population of {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Sulkava}}}} ({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}} }})<ref name="population_count_!">{{Cite web|url=http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=6847&site=3&id=0|title=VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.1.2012|publisher=Population Register Center of Finland|language=Finnish, Swedish|accessdate=11 February 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003192016/http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=6847&site=3&id=0|archivedate=3 October 2013}}</ref> and covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Sulkava}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Sulkava}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The population density is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Sulkava|round=2}}|PD/km2}}.

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.

==Notable people== *Eila Pellinen *Kalevi Hämäläinen *Timo Rautiainen *Albin Savola

== Gallery == <gallery> File:Sulkava Alanteentie.JPG|Sulkava centre during winter File:View from Linnavuori Sulkava Finland.jpg|A view from Sulkava Hill Fort (Linnavuori) File:Finnish Church Boat in Sulkava Finland.jpg|Church boat team during a rowing contest in Sulkava </gallery>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category-inline|Sulkava}} *[https://sulkava.fi/en/ Municipality of Sulkava] – Official website

{{Geographic location | Centre = Sulkava | N = Rantasalmi | E = Savonlinna | SE = Ruokolahti (South Karelia) | S = Puumala | W = Juva }} {{SouthernSavonia}}

Category:Municipalities of South Savo Category:Populated places established in 1630 Category:1630 establishments in Sweden