Sysmä

Sysmä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsysmæ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is situated in the Päijät-Häme region. The municipality has a population of 3,496 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 936.18 square kilometres (361.46 sq mi) of which 269.14 km2 (103.92 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.24 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.6/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Asikkala, Hartola, Heinola, Kuhmoinen, Luhanka, and Padasjoki. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Sysmä
Municipality
Sysmän kunta
Sysmä kommun
Sunset at Lake Päijänne and Päijätsalo natural park
Location of Sysmä in Finland
Coordinates: 61°30′N 025°41′E
Country Finland
RegionPäijänne Tavastia
Sub-regionHeinola sub-region
Founded1442
Government
  Municipal managerMarketta Kitkiöjoki
Area
 (2018-01-01)
  Total936.18 km2 (361.46 sq mi)
  Land666.76 km2 (257.44 sq mi)
  Water269.14 km2 (103.92 sq mi)
  Rank128th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total3,496
  Rank204th largest in Finland
  Density5.24/km2 (13.6/sq mi)
Population by native language
  Finnish97.1% (official)
  Swedish0.2%
  Others2.6%
Population by age
  0 to 148.3%
  15 to 6448.4%
  65 or older43.2%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.sysma.fi

Itä-Häme newspaper is established in Sysmä.

According to historians, the word sysmä means either a "dark forest" or an "uninhabited wilderness." Sysmä is also a lake in Joroinen and another lake in Ilomantsi.

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