Rantasalmi

Rantasalmi
Municipality
Rantasalmen kunta
Rantasalmi kommun
Rantasalmi centre
Location of Rantasalmi in Finland
Coordinates: 62°04′N 028°18′E / 62.067°N 28.300°E / 62.067; 28.300
Country Finland
RegionSouth Savo
Sub-regionSavonlinna
Charter1578
Government
 • Municipal managerKristiina Järvenpää
Area
 (2018-01-01)
 • Total
925.20 km2 (357.22 sq mi)
 • Land559.53 km2 (216.04 sq mi)
 • Water366.61 km2 (141.55 sq mi)
 • Rank153rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2025-06-30)
 • Total
3,247
 • Rank208th largest in Finland
 • Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish93.5% (official)
 • Others6.5%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1411.4%
 • 15 to 6453%
 • 65 or older35.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.rantasalmi.fi

Rantasalmi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈrɑntɑˌsɑlmi]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Savo region, 43 kilometres (27 mi) northwest of Savonlinna and 92 kilometres (57 mi) northeast of Mikkeli. The municipality has a population of 3,247 (30 June 2025) and covers an area of 925.20 square kilometres (357.22 sq mi) of which 366.61 km2 (141.55 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Joroinen, Juva, Savonlinna, Sulkava and Varkaus.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.