page_title: Hirvensalmi
hierarchical_section_title: Hirvensalmi
caption_attribution_description: English: Hirvensalmi Church, Hirvensalmi. Finland. There is less snow than last year but the camera is better: www.flickr.com/photos/naystin/283867039/ Suomi: Hirvensalmen kirkko
context_page_description: Hirvensalmi is a municipality of Finland.
  It is located in the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 2,147
  and covers an area of 746.59 square kilometres of
  which 281.2 km²
  is water. The population density is
  4.61 inhabitants per square kilometre.
  Neighbour municipalities: Joutsa, Kangasniemi, Mikkeli, Mäntyharju and Pertunmaa.
  Hirvensalmi is often said to be an island municipality. Most people live on the mainland, but living on an island is not unheard of. Most islands, though, are only inhabited during the summer holidays, when holidaymakers come mainly from Southern Finland and double the population of Hirvensalmi. In the north lake Puula marks the border of Hirvensalmi and Kangasniemi, and in the west lake Suontee separates it from Joutsa.
  The municipality is unilingual Finnish.
context_section_description: Hirvensalmi is a municipality of Finland.
  It is located in the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 2,147
  (31 January 2019) and covers an area of 746.59 square kilometres (288.26 sq mi) of
  which 281.2 km² (108.6 sq mi)
  is water. The population density is
  4.61 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.9/sq mi).
  Neighbour municipalities: Joutsa, Kangasniemi, Mikkeli, Mäntyharju and Pertunmaa.
  Hirvensalmi is often said to be an island municipality. Most people live on the mainland, but living on an island is not unheard of. Most islands, though, are only inhabited during the summer holidays, when holidaymakers come mainly from Southern Finland and double the population of Hirvensalmi. In the north lake Puula marks the border of Hirvensalmi and Kangasniemi, and in the west lake Suontee separates it from Joutsa.
  The municipality is unilingual Finnish.
caption: Hirvensalmi Church
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