Luhanka
Luhanka | |
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Municipality | |
| Luhangan kunta Luhanka kommun | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Luhanka in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°48′N 025°42′E / 61.800°N 25.700°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Joutsa |
| Charter | 1864 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Reijo Urtti |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 313.25 km2 (120.95 sq mi) |
| • Land | 214.5 km2 (82.8 sq mi) |
| • Water | 98.73 km2 (38.12 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 256th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30) | |
• Total | 688 |
| • Rank | 299th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.21/km2 (8.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.3% (official) |
| • Others | 0.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 8.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 49.9% |
| • 65 or older | 41.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Luhanka (Swedish: Luhanka, also Luhango) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 688 (30 June 2025) and covers an area of 313.25 square kilometres (120.95 sq mi) of which 98.73 km2 (38.12 sq mi) is water.
The population density is 3.21 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.3/sq mi). There are also many summertime cottages in Luhanka.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality is also been known as "Luhango" in Swedish documents.
Mimicking the badger in the coat of arms of Luhanka, the permanent residents include the official animal mascot of the municipality, Sisu the Badger (Sisu-mäyrä).