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Luumäki

Located in Lappeenranta, South Karelia Coordinates: 60°56′12″ N 27°31′54″ E

Map showing the location of Luumäki Luumäki
Location in Finland
Population
4,476
4.5K
Elevation
76 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
1
listed under Luumäki
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPP Lappeenranta Airport35 km
SVL Savonlinna Airport135 km

About Luumäki

Luumäki is a municipality. Location: Lappeenranta, South Karelia. Population: 4,476. Elevation: 76 m.

From Wikipedia

Luumäki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈluːˌmæki]) is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in the Taavetti village. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 4,304 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 859.83 square kilometres (331.98 sq mi) of which 109.77 km2 (42.38 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.74 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.9/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1642
Area
750 km²
Official website
luumaki.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Luumäki

From Wikivoyage

Lappeenranta countryside is a rural area, the westernmost part of South Karelia in the Finnish Lakeland. It's made up of the municipalities of Lemi, Luumäki, Savitaipale and Taipalsaari. Lake Saimaa reaches Savitaipale and Taipalsaari; there is an abundance of lake shore also otherwise (Taipalsaari alone has some 1,000 km of shoreline).

The large countryside that belongs to Lappeenranta itself is handled in that article, including Nuijamaa, Joutseno and Ylämaa.

Understand+

The area is popular for summer cottages; the population doubles in summer.

Tourist information:

Lemi municipal office, Toukkalantie 5, leminkunta@lemi.fi. Tue 10:00–15:30 Wed 08:00–15:00 Fri 09:00–13:00 or by agreement.

Luumäki: Taavetti main library, see Connect below

Savitaipale municipal office, Peltoinlahdentie 3a, kunta@savitaipale.fi. Mon–Fri 09:00–15:00.

Visit Taipalsaari, Savilahdentie 2 (by M-Market Taipalsaari). Jun–Aug according to the supermarket's opening hours. Unmanned Tourist Information Point. Coffee brewer, bike repair equipment (get the key from the supermarket checkout), bulletin board and books.

Regional Council of South Karelia, kirjaamo@ekarjala.fi.

Get in+

Luumäki is on national road 6, connecting Kouvola and Lappeenranta, and national road 26, coming in from Hamina. Savitaipale, in turn, is on the National Road 13 between Mikkeli and Lappeenranta. The other two towns are off the main highways; Lemi on regional road 380, bulging out from national road 13 and Taipalsaari is on regional road 408 going from Lappeenranta over islands in Lake Saimaa to Savitaipale.

Taavetti, the main town in Luumäki does have a railway station, but trains do not stop there any longer.

By bus:

All municipal centres have bus services from Lappeenranta. In addition, Luumäki has bus connections from Kouvola, and Savitaipale from Mikkeli.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Luumäki

  • Hamina
  • Kouvola
  • Lappeenranta
  • Lemi
  • Miehikkälä
  • Savitaipale

Population of Luumäki over time

Population of Luumäki over time
2007 5,200
2008 5,179
2009 5,179
2010 5,147
2011 5,119
2012 5,022
2013 4,992
2014 4,989
2015 4,860
2016 4,831
2017 4,747
2023 4,396

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Luumäki

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 1° · Night -3° · Rain 69 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -11°)
Wettest month
August (80 mm)
Driest month
May (33 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
Climate of Luumäki
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°0°6°15°19°21°19°13°7°1°-3°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-6°-2°5°10°12°11°6°2°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)433439353351698069706960

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Luumäki

The nearest airport is Lappeenranta Airport (LPP), 35 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 227 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) Lappeenranta 35 kmeast
  • Savonlinna Airport (SVL) Savonlinna 135 kmnortheast
  • Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 157 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 227 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Luumäki

Within 100 km: 2 natural sites, 26 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km1 place

  • Lake Kivijärvi Lake 4 kmNW

25–60 km9 places

  • Saimaa Lake 52 kmNE
  • Vuohijärvi Lake 54 kmNW
  • Niskajärvi Lake 52 kmNW
  • Korpijärvi Lake 41 kmNW

60–100 km18 places

  • Kaunissaari Island 77 kmSW
  • Pyhäjärvi Lake 76 kmNW
  • Ruotsalainen Lake 92 kmNW
  • Konnivesi Lake 79 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Luumäki

1 place
  1. 1 Luumäki 4.3K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources