Luumäki
Luumäki | |
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Municipality | |
| Luumäen kunta Luumäki kommun | |
Luumäki Lutheran Church | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Luumäki in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°55′N 027°34′E / 60.917°N 27.567°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | South Karelia |
| Sub-region | Lappeenranta sub-region |
| Charter | 1642 |
| Seat | Taavetti |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Anne Ukkonen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 859.83 km2 (331.98 sq mi) |
| • Land | 750.16 km2 (289.64 sq mi) |
| • Water | 109.77 km2 (42.38 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 112th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30) | |
• Total | 4,327 |
| • Rank | 183rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 5.77/km2 (14.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 93.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.5% |
| • Others | 5.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 12% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.3% |
| • 65 or older | 34.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www |
Luumäki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈluːˌmæki]) is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in the Taavetti village. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 4,327 (30 June 2025) and covers an area of 859.83 square kilometres (331.98 sq mi) of which 109.77 km2 (42.38 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.77 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.9/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Neighbour municipalities are Hamina, Kouvola, Lappeenranta, Lemi, Miehikkälä and Savitaipale. Lappeenranta is located 38 kilometres (24 mi) from Luumäki.
The president of Finland P. E. Svinhufvud died in Luumäki on February 29, 1944.
The name Luumäki means literally "Bone Hill".