Rautjärvi
Rautjärvi | |
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Municipality | |
| Rautjärven kunta Rautjärvi kommun | |
Simpele church in Rautjärvi | |
Location of Rautjärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°26′N 029°21′E / 61.433°N 29.350°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | South Karelia |
| Sub-region | Imatra |
| Charter | 1871 |
| Seat | Simpele |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Harri Anttila |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 401.89 km2 (155.17 sq mi) |
| • Land | 351.47 km2 (135.70 sq mi) |
| • Water | 50.25 km2 (19.40 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 219th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 2,983 |
| • Rank | 213th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 8.49/km2 (22.0/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 93.9% (official) |
| • Others | 6.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 9.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 50.8% |
| • 65 or older | 40.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Rautjärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈrɑu̯tˌjærʋi]) is a municipality in the South Karelia region of Finland. The municipality has a population of 2,983 (31 March 2025) and covers an area of 401.89 square kilometres (155.17 sq mi) of which 50.25 km2 (19.40 sq mi) is water. The population density is 8.49 inhabitants per square kilometre (22.0/sq mi). More than half of Rautjärvi's residents live in Simpele, the administrative center of the municipality.
The neighboring municipalities of Rautjärvi are Parikkala and Ruokolahti, while to the east is the Russian border. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Rautjärvi is mostly well known as the birthplace of legendary sniper Simo Häyhä, a hero of the Winter War of World War II.