Parikkala

Parikkala () is a municipality of Finland located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region, from Lappeenranta and from Joensuu. The town center of Parikkala is about from the Russian border. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .

Key facts

Settlement.name: Parikkala
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Parikkalan kirkko.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Church of Parikkala
Settlement.image_shield: Parikkala.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_map: Parikkala sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Parikkala in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: South Karelia
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Imatra
Settlement.leader_title: Municipality manager
Settlement.leader_name: Mervi Pääkkö
Settlement.established_title: Charter
Settlement.established_date: 1635
Settlement.blank3_name: Climate

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Parikkalan kunta
Population: 4969
Area: 168.8
Official website: parikkala.fi
Image: Parikkala Kagöne.jpg

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Commons category: Parikkala
inception: 1635-01-01
native label: Parikkala
citizens' initiative URL: www.kuntalaisaloite.fi/sv/sok?municipalities=580
email address: mailto:[email protected]

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Parikkala is located around Simpelejärvi lake and it is a part of a countryside rich with hills and chains of ridges. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The neighboring municipalities of Parikkala are Kitee, Rautjärvi, Ruokolahti and Savonlinna.