Rautalampi
Rautalampi | |
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Municipality | |
| Rautalammin kunta Rautalampi kommun | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Rautalampi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°37.3′N 026°50′E / 62.6217°N 26.833°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | North Savo |
| Sub-region | Inner Savo |
| Charter | 1561 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Risto Niemelä |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 761.98 km2 (294.20 sq mi) |
| • Land | 538.95 km2 (208.09 sq mi) |
| • Water | 222.99 km2 (86.10 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 161st largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30) | |
• Total | 2,953 |
| • Rank | 215th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 5.48/km2 (14.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.8% (official) |
| • Others | 4.2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 12.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.9% |
| • 65 or older | 36.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Rautalampi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈrɑu̯tɑˌlɑmpi]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo region. The municipality has a population of 2,953 (30 June 2025) and covers an area of 761.98 square kilometres (294.20 sq mi) of which 222.99 km2 (86.10 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.48 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.2/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Neighbouring municipalities are Hankasalmi, Konnevesi, Pieksämäki, Suonenjoki, Tervo and Vesanto. The distance from Rautalampi to Kuopio is about 70 kilometers.