Pieksämäki

Pieksämäki is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia region, about 75 km north of Mikkeli, 85 km east of Jyväskylä and 95 km south of Kuopio. The town has a population of 0 and covers an area of undefined km2 of which undefined km2 is water. The population density is undefined PD/km2. Neighbour municipalities are Hankasalmi, Joroinen, Juva, Kangasniemi, Leppävirta, Mikkeli, Rautalampi and Suonenjoki.

Formation
Pieksämäki was formed as a town on 1 January 2007 with the consolidation of the Pieksämäki and Pieksänmaa municipalities.

Transport
Pieksämäki railway station is an important junction for the Finnish railway network, and Savo Railway Museum is located in the area.

Education
Diaconia University of Applied Sciences has a campus in Pieksämäki.

Politics
Results of the 2015 Finnish parliamentary election in Pieksämäki:
 * Centre Party 33.8%
 * Social Democratic Party 23.0%
 * True Finns 14.7%
 * National Coalition Party 10.3%
 * Green League 6.7%
 * Christian Democrats 4.8%
 * Left Alliance 4.7%

Twin towns — sister cities
Pieksämäki is twinned with:
 * Faaborg-Midtfyn, Denmark
 * 🇸🇪 Falkenberg, Sweden
 * 🇭🇺 Gyöngyös, Hungary
 * 🇳🇴 Porsgrunn, Norway
 * 🇷🇺 Shuya, Russia

Notable people

 * Rietrik Polén (1823–1884), journalist and Finnish nationalist
 * Edvard August Vainio (1853–1929), lichenologist
 * Wilhelmiina Arpiainen (1859–1922), writer and Missionary in China
 * Sylvi Kekkonen (1900–1974), writer and First Lady of Finland
 * Ville Leskinen (1995–), ice hockey player for Jukurit
 * Ari-Pekka Liukkonen (1989–), olympic swimmer
 * Esapekka Lappi (1991–), rally driver
 * Kari Jalkanen (1945-2010), Finnish schlager and country & western singer