Rautalampi
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Landscape : | North Savo |
Administrative community : | Inland Savo |
Geographical location | 62 ° 37 ′ N , 26 ° 50 ′ E |
Surface: | 761.98 km² |
of which land area: | 538.99 km² |
of which inland waterways: | 222.99 km² |
Residents : | 3,196 (Dec. 31, 2018) |
Population density : | 5.9 inhabitants / km² |
Municipality number : | 686 |
Language (s) : | Finnish |
Website : | rautalampi.fi |
Rautalampi is a Finnish municipality in the North Savo region .
Localities
The municipality includes the places Haapamäki, Hanhitaipale, Hankamäki, Horontaipale, Ihalainen, Kerkonjoensuu, Koipiniemi, Kuuslahti, Rautalampi, Sonkarinsaari, Toholahti and Vaajasalmi.
politics
Municipal council
The dominant political force in Rautalampi is the rural-liberal Center Party . She won over 40% of the vote and 9 of the 21 seats in the local council in the 2017 local elections. They are followed by the right-wing populist True Finns and the Social Democrats with three seats. Also represented in the municipal council are the conservative National Collection Party and the Left Alliance , each with two representatives, as well as the Christian Democrats and the electoral association 3D-ryhmän yhteislista, each with one representative.
Political party | Election result 2017 | Seats |
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Finnish Center Party | 40.6% (−2.5) | 9 (−1) |
Social democrats | 15.0% (+1.8) | 3 (± 0) |
True Finns | 13.1% (−3.7) | 3 (−1) |
National rally party | 11.4% (+3.3) | 2 (+1) |
Left alliance | 9.8% (+1.9) | 2 (+1) |
Finnish Christian Democrats | 5.1% (+0.8) | 1 (± 0) |
3D-ryhmän yhteislista | 4.9% (+4.9) | 1 (+1) |
Community partnerships
Rautalampi maintains the following municipal partnerships :
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Aizkraukle ( Latvia )
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Grue ( Norway ), since 1950
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Torsby ( Sweden ), since 1977
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Prioneschsk ( Russia ), since 1989
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Paistu ( Estonia ), since 1992