Paimio
Pemar | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Paimion kaupunki Pemars stad | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Paimio in Finland | |
 Interactive map of Paimio | |
| Coordinates: 60°27′N 022°42′E / 60.450°N 22.700°E / 60.450; 22.700 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region |
| City rights | 1997 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Nina-Mari Turpela |
| Area (2018-01-01)1 | |
• Total | 242.26 km2 (93.54 sq mi) |
| • Land | 238.52 km2 (92.09 sq mi) |
| • Water | 3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 250th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-12-31)2 | |
• Total | 11,284 |
| • Rank | 88th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 47.31/km2 (122.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 93.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.9% |
| • Others | 5.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 19.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.6% |
| • 65 or older | 22.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
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 11,284 (31 December 2025)2 and covers an area of 242.26 square kilometres (93.54 sq mi) of which 3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi) is water.1 The population density is 47.31 inhabitants per square kilometre (122.5/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
- Count R. H. Rehbinder, statesman; the Secretary of State for the Grand Duchy5
- V. J. Sukselainen, politician
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Paimio is twinned with:
Audru Parish, Estonia
Ljungby Municipality, Sweden
Zelenogorsk, Russia- Sovetsky, Russia
Tølløse, Denmark
Ås, Norway- Öckerö Municipality, Sweden
Odenthal, Germany
References
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Population growth slowed down in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 1 April 2026. ISSN 2243-3627. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- "Rehbinder Robert Henrik". agricolaverkko.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 March 2025.
External links
External links
Media related to Paimio at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Paimio – Official website