Paimio
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Paimio
Pemar | |
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Town | |
| Paimion kaupunki Pemars stad | |
| Paimio in winter | |
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Coat of arms of Paimio Coat of arms | |
| Location of Paimio in Finland Location of Paimio in Finland | |
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| Country | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region |
| City rights | 1997 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Nina-Mari Turpela |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 242.26 km2 (93.54 sq mi) |
| • Land | 238.52 km2 (92.09 sq mi) |
| • Water | 3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 250th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30)[2] | |
• Total | 11,241 |
| • Rank | 88th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 47.13/km2 (122.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 94% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.9% |
| • Others | 5.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 19.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.6% |
| • 65 or older | 22.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
Paimio (Finnish: [ˈpɑi̯mio]; Swedish: Pemar) is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 11,241 (30 June 2025)[2] and covers an area of 242.26 square kilometres (93.54 sq mi) of which 3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 47.13 inhabitants per square kilometre (122.1/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Paimio centre is called Vista, divided by the church hill to Upper Vista (Ylä-Vista) and Lower Vista (Ala-Vista).
Important buildings
[edit | edit source]Paimio is best known for Paimio Sanatorium operating as a part of Turku University Hospital. It was built in 1932 and designed by architect Alvar Aalto and originally served as a tuberculosis sanatorium.
Notable persons
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- Jarno Koskiranta, ice hockey player
- Tero Koskiranta, ice hockey player
- Mika Ojala, footballer
- Anders Planman, astronomer, professor of physics and mathematician
- Count R. H. Rehbinder, statesman; the Secretary of State for the Grand Duchy[5]
- V. J. Sukselainen, politician
International relations
[edit | edit source]Twin towns — Sister cities
[edit | edit source]Paimio is twinned with:
- Estonia Audru Parish, Estonia
- Sweden Ljungby Municipality, Sweden
- Russia Zelenogorsk, Russia
- Russia Sovetsky, Russia
- Denmark Tølløse, Denmark
- Norway Ås, Norway
- Sweden Öckerö Municipality, Sweden
- Germany Odenthal, Germany
References
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External links
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- Town of Paimio – Official website
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