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Padasjoki | |
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Municipality | |
| Padasjoen kunta Padasjoki kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Padasjoki in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°21′N 025°16.5′E / 61.350°N 25.2750°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Päijänne Tavastia |
| Sub-region | Lahti |
| Charter | 1442 |
| Municipality | 1865 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Juha Rehula |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 729.85 km2 (281.80 sq mi) |
| • Land | 523.09 km2 (201.97 sq mi) |
| • Water | 206.68 km2 (79.80 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 167th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,675 |
| • Rank | 226th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 5.11/km2 (13.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.4% |
| • Others | 2.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 10% |
| • 15 to 64 | 48.7% |
| • 65 or older | 41.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.padasjoki.fi |
Padasjoki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpɑdɑsˌjoki]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is 53 kilometres (33 mi) from Padasjoki to Lahti and 65 kilometres (40 mi) to Heinola. The municipality has a population of 2,675 (31 December 2024)[2] and covers an area of 729.85 square kilometres (281.80 sq mi) of which 206.68 km2 (79.80 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.11 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.2/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Padasjoki is known as a summer cottage municipality. By number, it has more holiday homes than permanent residents.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Population increased most in Uusimaa in 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 23 January 2025. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.