Pieksämäki
Pieksämäki is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Southern Savonia region. The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is.. Neighbour municipalities are Hankasalmi, Joroinen, Juva, Kangasniemi, Leppävirta, Mikkeli, Rautalampi and Suonenjoki.
The town of Pieksämäki was formed on January 1, 2007 with the consolidation of the municipalities of Pieksämäki and Pieksänmaa.
Pieksämäki railway station is an important junction for the Finnish railway network, and Savo Railway Museum is located in the area.
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences has a campus in Pieksämäki.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.Politics
Results of the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election in Pieksämäki:
Pieksämäki is twinned with:
- Faaborg-Midtfyn, Denmark
- Falkenberg, Sweden
- Gyöngyös, Hungary
- Porsgrunn, Norway
- Shuya, Russia
Notable people
- Rietrik Polén, Journalist and Finnish nationalist
- Petja "Masaa" Kantanen, professional Overwatch player for the Atlanta Reign
- Ville Leskinen, ice hockey player for Jukurit
- Ari-Pekka Liukkonen, Olympic swimmer.
- Teuvo Ruokari, creator of automotive rust proofing in Australia
