Parikkala
Sign in to saveParikkala () is a municipality of Finland located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region, from Lappeenranta and from Joensuu. The town center of Parikkala is about from the Russian border. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Parikkala
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- Municipality
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- Parikkalan kirkko.jpg
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- Church of Parikkala
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- Parikkala.vaakuna.svg
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- Parikkala sijainti Suomi.svg
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- Location of Parikkala in Finland
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- Country
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- Region
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- South Karelia
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- Sub-region
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- Imatra
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- Municipality manager
- Settlement.leader_name
- Mervi Pääkkö
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- Charter
- Settlement.established_date
- 1635
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- Climate
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Parikkala () is a municipality of Finland located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region, from Lappeenranta and from Joensuu. The town center of Parikkala is about from the Russian border. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
Parikkala is located around Simpelejärvi lake and it is a part of a countryside rich with hills and chains of ridges. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The neighboring municipalities of Parikkala are Kitee, Rautjärvi, Ruokolahti and Savonlinna.