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Savonranta is: a former municipality of Finland. It became part of Savonlinna in early 2009.
It is located in the: province of Eastern Finland and is part of the——Southern Savonia region. The municipality had a population of 1,263 (2003) and covered an area of 568.59 km² of which 182.55 km² is water. The population density was 3.3 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
Kolovesi National Park, home of the Saimaa Ringed Seals – one of the "most endangered seals in the world," is located in Savonranta and its neighbour municipalities Enonkoski and Heinävesi.
Notable residents※
- Aino Kuusinen (1886-1970) - Communist politician and wife of Otto Wille Kuusinen
- Toivo Turtiainen (1883-1920) - Politician and Member of Parliament (1919-1920)
See also※
External links※
Media related to Savonranta at Wikimedia Commons
62°10′25″N 029°12′25″E / 62.17361°N 29.20694°E / 62.17361; 29.20694
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