Lemi

Lemi
Municipality
Lemin kunta
Lemi kommun
The center of Lemi
The center of Lemi
Coat of arms of Lemi
Location of Lemi in Finland
Location of Lemi in Finland
Coordinates: 61°03.7′N 027°48.3′E / 61.0617°N 27.8050°E / 61.0617; 27.8050
Country Finland
RegionSouth Karelia
Sub-regionLappeenranta sub-region
Charter1688
Municipality1867
Government
 • Municipal managerSimo Luukkanen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
262.48 km2 (101.34 sq mi)
 • Land217.96 km2 (84.15 sq mi)
 • Water44.71 km2 (17.26 sq mi)
 • Rank255th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-10-31)[2]
 • Total
2,853
 • Rank221st largest in Finland
 • Density13.09/km2 (33.9/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish97.4% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others2.4%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1417.3%
 • 15 to 6456.8%
 • 65 or older25.8%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfc
Websitewww.lemi.fi

Lemi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 2,853 (31 October 2024),[2] which make it the smallest municipality in South Karelia in terms of population. It covers an area of 262.48 square kilometres (101.34 sq mi) of which 44.71 km2 (17.26 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 13.09 inhabitants per square kilometre (33.9/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The Finnish thrash metal band Stam1na is from Lemi. In 2018 Lemi won the title "heavy metal capital of the world," a title that was determined by number of bands per capita. Lemi had 13 recognised bands. Due to Lemi only having just 3,076 inhabitants at the time, it won with a ratio of 422.6 bands per 100,000 inhabitants.

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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