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Paimio

Pemar

Town

Paimion kaupunki
Pemars stad

Coat of arms

Location of Paimio in Finland

Country

Finland

Region

Southwest Finland

Sub-region

Turku sub-region

City rights

1997

Area

(2018-01-01)

• Total

242.26 km² (93.54 sq mi)

• Land

238.52 km² (92.09 sq mi)

• Water

3.89 km² (1.50 sq mi)

Area rank

250th largest in Finland

Population

(2023-12-31)

• Total

11,236

• Rank

87th largest in Finland

• Density

47.11/km² (122.0/sq mi)

Population by native language

• Finnish

94.5% (official)

• Swedish

0.8%

• Others

4.7%

Population by age

• 0 to 14

19.1%

• 15 to 64

58.6%

• 65 or older

22.3%

• Summer (DST)

Paimio (pronounced like PAI-mee-oh) is a town and a special local area called a municipality in Finland. It's also known as Pemar in Swedish.

Paimio is located in the western part of Finland. It is part of the Southwest Finland region. About 11,236 people live here. The town covers an area of about 242.26 square kilometres (93.54 sq mi). A small part of this area, 3.89 km² (1.50 sq mi), is water. This means there are about 47.11 inhabitants per square kilometre (122.0/sq mi) people living in each square kilometer. Everyone in Paimio speaks Finnish as their main language.

The main part of Paimio is called Vista. It's divided into two areas by a church hill: Upper Vista (Ylä-Vista) and Lower Vista (Ala-Vista).

Famous Places in Paimio
Notable People from Paimio
Paimio's Friends Around the World
- Sister Cities
See also

Famous Places in Paimio

Paimio is most famous for the Paimio Sanatorium. This building is now part of the Turku University Hospital. It was built in 1932. A famous architect named Alvar Aalto designed it. Originally, it was a special hospital for people with tuberculosis.

Notable People from Paimio

Many interesting people come from Paimio! Here are a few:

Jarno Koskiranta: A talented ice hockey player.
Tero Koskiranta: Also an ice hockey player, like Jarno.
Mika Ojala: A well-known footballer.
Anders Planman: An astronomer, who was also a professor of physics and a mathematician.
V. J. Sukselainen: A politician who played an important role in Finland.

Paimio's Friends Around the World

Paimio has special friendships with towns in other countries. These are called twin towns or sister cities. They work together on cultural projects and learn from each other.