# Sulkava > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sulkava > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sulkava.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulkava > Source revision: 1346687519 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Expand Finnish|date=December 2008|topic=geo}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Sulkava | official_name = {{lang|fi|Sulkavan kunta}}
{{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](/source/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](/source/Regions_of_Finland) | subdivision_name1 = [South Savo](/source/South_Savo) | subdivision_type2 = [Sub-region](/source/Sub-regions_of_Finland) | subdivision_name2 = [Savonlinna](/source/Savonlinna_sub-region) | leader_title = Municipal manager | leader_name = Rinna Ikola-Norrbacka | established_title = [Charter](/source/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](/source/Eastern_European_Time) |utc_offset = +02:00 |timezone_DST = [EEST](/source/Eastern_European_Summer_Time) |utc_offset_DST = +03:00 | website = {{Url|https://sulkava.fi/en/}} }} '''Sulkava''' is a [municipality](/source/municipalities_of_Finland) of [Finland](/source/Finland). It is located in the [South Savo](/source/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}} }}){{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}} 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. The [population density](/source/population_density) is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Sulkava|round=2}}|PD/km2}}. Neighbouring municipalities are [Juva](/source/Juva), [Puumala](/source/Puumala), [Rantasalmi](/source/Rantasalmi), [Ruokolahti](/source/Ruokolahti) and [Savonlinna](/source/Savonlinna). The municipality is unilingually [Finnish](/source/Finnish_language). The municipality is best known for the annual long distance [rowing](/source/Rowing_(sport)) contest, [Sulkavan Suursoudut](/source/Sulkavan_Suursoudut), around [Partalansaari](/source/Partalansaari) ("Partala Island") on lake [Saimaa](/source/Saimaa). ==Notable people== *[Eila Pellinen](/source/Eila_Pellinen) *[Kalevi Hämäläinen](/source/Kalevi_H%C3%A4m%C3%A4l%C3%A4inen) *[Timo Rautiainen](/source/Timo_Rautiainen_(musician)) *[Albin Savola](/source/Albin_Savola) == 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 ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons category-inline|Sulkava}} *[https://sulkava.fi/en/ Municipality of Sulkava] – Official website {{Geographic location | Centre = Sulkava | N = [Rantasalmi](/source/Rantasalmi) | E = [Savonlinna](/source/Savonlinna) | SE = [Ruokolahti](/source/Ruokolahti) ([South Karelia](/source/South_Karelia)) | S = [Puumala](/source/Puumala) | W = [Juva](/source/Juva) }} {{SouthernSavonia}} {{authority control}} Category:Municipalities of South Savo Category:Populated places established in 1630 Category:1630 establishments in Sweden {{EasternFinland-geo-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sulkava](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulkava) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sulkava?action=history)). 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