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{{Infobox settlement<br />
|name = Puumala<br />
| official_name = {{lang|fi|Puumalan kunta}}<br />{{lang|sv|Puumala kommun}}<br />
| settlement_type = Municipality<br />
| image_skyline = Puumala.jpg<br />
| image_caption = <br />
| image_shield = Puumala.vaakuna.svg<br />
| shield_size = 120x80px<br />
| image_map = Puumala sijainti Suomi.svg<br />
| map_caption = Location of Puumala in [[Finland]]<br />
|coordinates = {{coord|61|31.5|N|028|11|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
|subdivision_type = Country<br />
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Finland|Region]]<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[South Savo]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[Sub-regions of Finland|Sub-region]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[Mikkeli sub-region|Mikkeli]]<br />
| leader_title = Municipal manager<br />
| leader_name = Matias Hildén<br />
| established_title = [[Charter]]<br />
| established_date = 1868<br />
| motto = {{force singular}} {{lang|fi|Saimaan kaunein, Suomen kuumin.}} ({{langx|en|The most beautiful in Saimaa, the hottest in Finland.}})<ref>[https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-6207811 YLE: Mikä on sinun kotikuntasi iskulause?] (in Finnish)</ref><br />
|area_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|area_footnotes|Puumala}}<br />
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|area_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|area_rank|Puumala}}<br />
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|population_total = {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Puumala}}<br />
|population_density_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|population_density_km2|Puumala}}<br />
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|demographics1_info1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info1|Puumala}}<br />
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|demographics1_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title3|Puumala}}<br />
|demographics1_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info3|Puumala}}<br />
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|demographics1_info4 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info4|Puumala}}<br />
|demographics_type2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics_type2|Puumala}}<br />
|demographics2_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_footnotes|Puumala}}<br />
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|demographics2_info1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info1|Puumala}}<br />
|demographics2_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title2|Puumala}}<br />
|demographics2_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info2|Puumala}}<br />
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|demographics2_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info3|Puumala}}<br />
|blank_name = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_name|Puumala}}<br />
|blank_info = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_info|Puumala}}<br />
|timezone = [[Eastern European Time|EET]]<br />
|utc_offset = +02:00<br />
|timezone_DST = [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]<br />
|utc_offset_DST = +03:00<br />
| website = [http://www.puumala.fi/ www.puumala.fi]<br />
}}<br />
'''Puumala''' ({{IPA|fi|ˈpuːmɑlɑ|lang}}) is a [[municipalities of Finland|municipality]] of [[Finland]]. It is located in the [[South Savo]] region. The municipality has a population of {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Puumala}}}} ({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}} }})<ref>{{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 |access-date=11 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131003192016/http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=6847&site=3&id=0 |archive-date=3 October 2013}}<br />
</ref> and covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Puumala}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Puumala}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The [[population density]] is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Puumala|round=2}}|PD/km2}}.<br />
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The municipality is unilingually [[Finnish language|Finnish]].<br />
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The main road route through the region is route 62, which connects to [[Mikkeli]] to the north and [[Imatra]] to the south. Until the year 1995 a [[cable ferry]] connected the two sides of Puumalansalmi-strait. In 1995, a {{convert|781|m|ft|adj=mid|-long}} bridge replaced the ferry. The bridge is a very dominant structure when looking Puumala town center from a distance.<br />
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Puumala has relatively good services compared to the amount of population. In the town center is situated a post office, an [[Alko]] store, a kiosk, several supermarkets and a few restaurants. The reason for the survival of these entrepreneurs is the arrival of summer inhabitants who triple the population of Puumala during the season.<br />
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In June 1788, Swedish soldiers wearing uniforms of the [[Imperial Russian Army]], staged an attack against the town. This would allow [[Gustav III|King Gustav III]] to declare a defensive [[Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)|war]] against the [[Russian Empire]], as Swedish law prohibited starting offensive wars without approval by the [[Riksdag]].<br />
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The subject of Puumala's [[coat of arms]] refers to the local history: in the [[Treaty of Åbo]] in 1743, Puumala became a border parish, but due to its strategic location, the narrow Puumalansalmi has been the scene of several battles since the 16th century, which the flaming [[Shell (projectile)|bombshells]] on the coat of arms refer to. The coat of arms was designed by Tapio Vallioja, and the Puumala municipal council approved it at its meeting on September 24, 1962. The [[Ministry of the Interior (Finland)|Ministry of the Interior]] approved the coat of arms for use on April 18, 1963.<ref>{{cite book |title=Suomen kunnallisvaakunat |publisher=Suomen Kunnallisliitto |year=1982 |page=157 |isbn=951-773-085-3 |language=fi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sisäasiainministeriön vahvistamat kaupunkien, kauppaloiden ja kuntien vaakunat I:12 Puumala |url=http://digi.narc.fi/digi/view.ka?kuid=10281631 |publisher=Kansallisarkiston digitaaliarkisto |access-date=July 27, 2022 |language=fi}}</ref><br />
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The [[Puumala virus]] is named after this place as it was first isolated from samples from the Puumala area.<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Puumalansalmen silta (1).jpg<br />
File:Puumala_2018.jpg<br />
File:Puumalachurch2.jpg<br />
File:Puumalachurch1.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{commons category-inline|Puumala}}<br />
*[http://www.puumala.fi/index.php?page=puumala-naturally-beautiful Municipality of Puumala] – Official website<br />
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{{Adjacent communities<br />
| Centre = Puumala<br />
| N = [[Juva]], [[Sulkava]]<br />
| E = [[Ruokolahti]] ([[South Karelia]])<br />
| S = [[Taipalsaari]] ([[South Karelia]])<br />
| SW = [[Savitaipale]] ([[South Karelia]])<br />
| W = [[Mikkeli]]<br />
}}<br />
{{SouthernSavonia}}<br />
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[[Category:Municipalities of South Savo]]<br />
[[Category:Populated places established in 1868]]<br />
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