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Sulkava is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 2,366 (31 October 2024) and covers an area of 769.20 square kilometres (296.99 sq mi) of which 184.52 km2 (71.24 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.05 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.5/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Juva, Puumala, Rantasalmi, Ruokolahti and Savonlinna.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality is best known for the annual long distance rowing contest, Sulkavan Suursoudut, around Partalansaari ("Partala Island") on lake Saimaa.
Notable people
Eila Pellinen
Kalevi Hämäläinen
Timo Rautiainen
Albin Savola
Gallery
References
External links
Media related to Sulkava at Wikimedia Commons
Municipality of Sulkava – Official website