- Population
- 3,035
- 3K
- Elevation
- 140 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Rautalampi
- Airports
- JYV Jyväskylä Airport61 km
- KUO Kuopio Airport68 km
About Rautalampi
Rautalampi is a municipality. Location: Sisä-Savo, Northern Savonia. Population: 3,035. Elevation: 140 m.
Rautalampi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈrɑu̯tɑˌlɑmpi]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo region. The municipality has a population of 2,928 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 761.98 square kilometres (294.20 sq mi) of which 222.99 km2 (86.10 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.43 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.1/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Neighbouring municipalities are Hankasalmi, Konnevesi, Pieksämäki, Suonenjoki, Tervo and Vesanto.
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Travel notes for Rautalampi
From Wikivoyage
Rautalampi is in North Savonia. Its vast forests and numerous lakes make it a very beautiful area.
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Rautalampi is the west-most village in Eastern Finland. It has about 3,500 inhabitans. In the summer there is a significant increase in the population as people come to their summer cottages. The whole municipality can be travelled around by water and also the town centre is surrounded by lakes.
Rautalampi has a rich cultural history; many authors, musicians and artists, such as the Finlandia Prize awarded author Kari Hotakainen, have their roots in Rautalampi.
Tourist Information, Kuopiontie 13, ☏ +358 40-647-5277. (updated Aug 2015)
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By train:
The nearest railway station is in Suonenjoki about 20 km east of Rautalampi.
By bus:
There is a bus line 70 from Kuopio via Suonenjoki.
By plane:
The nearest airports are Rissala in Kuopio, 70 km north-east of Rautalampi and Tikkakoski (near Jyväskylä) 90 km south-west of Rautalampi.
By car:
National road 9 between Jyväskylä and Kuopio passes near the town.
By boat:
The Rautalampi waterway (draught 2.4 m, height 5.5 m) from Pielavesi to Laukaa, connected to Päijänne, passes through the municipality, at Kiesimä, Kerkonkoski and Vaajasalmi. Konnekoski is reachable from it by an official boating route (1.8 m).
The parish village is surrounded by lakes of the Rautalampi route, but the navigable waterway bypasses it by the Kiesimä Canal by the village Kiesimä, also part of the municipality. The parish village is still reachable by canoe from Konnekoski and Vaajasalmi.
The Rautalampi route is suggested as a national water route because of its beauty and the combination of wilderness-like landscapes with old parish villages and cultural landscapes. Because of this (and the popularity of boating overall), there are significant services for boaters and canoeists along the route, including on side trips.
Konnekoski lies on southern Konnevesi, 7 km from the parish village by road or by canoe, over 1 Hankavesi. Most islands in southern Konnevesi (south of the bridges of road 69) belong to Southern Konnevesi National Park (see Do below).
Kerkonkoski and Vaajasalmi lie on Niinivesi, 18 and 11 km from the parish village by road
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Places bordering Rautalampi
- Hankasalmi
- Konnevesi
- Pieksämäki
- Suonenjoki
- Tervo
- Vesanto
Population of Rautalampi over time
| 2007 | 3,592 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 3,538 | |
| 2009 | 3,520 | |
| 2010 | 3,475 | |
| 2011 | 3,481 | |
| 2012 | 3,444 | |
| 2013 | 3,426 | |
| 2014 | 3,410 | |
| 2015 | 3,303 | |
| 2016 | 3,288 | |
| 2017 | 3,255 | |
| 2023 | 2,933 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Rautalampi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 0° · Night -5° · Rain 54 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- July (87 mm)
- Driest month
- February (32 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -6° | -6° | 0° | 5° | 14° | 19° | 21° | 18° | 12° | 6° | 0° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -13° | -13° | -8° | -3° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 9° | 4° | 0° | -5° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 41 | 32 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 63 | 87 | 82 | 60 | 59 | 54 | 49 |
How to get to Rautalampi
The nearest airport is Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), 61 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Kuopio Airport (KUO) (68 km). The nearest large city is Umeå, 351 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 61 kmsouthwest
- Kuopio Airport (KUO) Kuopio / Siilinjärvi 68 kmnortheast
- Savonlinna Airport (SVL) Savonlinna 139 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 351 kmnorthwest
- Tallinn Population: 394K 373 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Rautalampi
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 3 natural sites, 56 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km4 places
- Niinivesi Lake 14 kmN
- Kiesimä Lake 16 kmNW
- Iisvesi Lake 16 kmNE
- Hankavesi Lake 5 kmS
25–60 km20 places
- Lievestuoreenjärvi Lake 47 kmSW
- Niinivesi Lake 54 kmW
- Kuusvesi Lake 42 kmSW
- Keitele Lake 49 kmNW
60–100 km37 places
- Lake Jyväsjärvi Lake 67 kmSW
- Taulumäki church Attraction 67 kmSW
- Puulavesi Lake 90 kmS
- Koivujärvi Lake 97 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Places in Rautalampi
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
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