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Paimio (Finnish: [ˈpɑi̯mio]; Swedish: Pemar) is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 11,252 (31 October 2024) and covers an area of 242.26 square kilometres (93.54 sq mi) of which 3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi) is water. The population density is 47.17 inhabitants per square kilometre (122.2/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Paimio centre is called Vista, divided by the church hill to Upper Vista (Ylä-Vista) and Lower Vista (Ala-Vista).




Important buildings


Paimio is best known for Paimio Sanatorium operating as a part of Turku University Hospital. It was built in 1932 and designed by architect Alvar Aalto and originally served as a tuberculosis sanatorium.




Notable persons



Jarno Koskiranta, ice hockey player
Tero Koskiranta, ice hockey player
Mika Ojala, footballer
Anders Planman, astronomer, professor of physics and mathematician
V. J. Sukselainen, politician




International relations






= Twin towns — Sister cities

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Paimio is twinned with:

Audru Parish, Estonia
Ljungby Municipality, Sweden
Zelenogorsk, Russia
Sovetsky, Russia
Tølløse, Denmark
Ås, Norway
Öckerö Municipality, Sweden
Odenthal, Germany




References






External links


Media related to Paimio at Wikimedia Commons

Town of Paimio – Official website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• V. J. Sukselainen
• Daftar kota di Finlandia
• Daftar Situs Warisan Dunia di Eropa Utara
• Gaya Internasional (arsitektur)
• Alvar Aalto
• Paimio
• Paimio Sanatorium
• Alvar Aalto
• Sanatorium
• Turku University Hospital
• Southwest Finland
• Lieto
• Artek (company)
• TLO
• Marttila