The village of Savonranta

The village of Savonranta is a former municipality of Finland. It became part of Savonlinna in early 2009. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 850 inhabitants (21-10-2022) and covers an area of 568.59 km² of which 182.55 km² is water. The population density is approx.2.9 inhabitants per km². The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Kolovesi National Park, home of the Saimaa Ringed Seals – one of the most endangered seals in the world, is located in Savonranta and its neighbour municipalities Enonkoski and Heinävesi. Read also about the history of the village of Savonranta.