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Savitaipale

Located in Lappeenranta, South Karelia Coordinates: 61°09′54″ N 27°30′59″ E

Savitaipale
Pehr Adolf Kruskopf · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Population
3,260
3.3K
Elevation
103 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
1
listed under Savitaipale
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPP Lappeenranta Airport36 km
SVL Savonlinna Airport115 km

About Savitaipale

Savitaipale is a municipality. Location: Lappeenranta, South Karelia. Population: 3,260. Elevation: 103 m.

From Wikipedia

Savitaipale (Finnish: [ˈsɑʋiˌtɑi̯pɑle]; literally translated the "clay passage") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 3,094 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 690.56 square kilometres (266.63 sq mi) of which 150.81 km2 (58.23 sq mi) is water. The population density is 5.74 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.9/sq mi).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1639
Area
539 km²
Official website
savitaipale.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Savitaipale

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 Savitaipale

  • Kouvola
  • Lemi
  • Luumäki
  • Mikkeli
  • Mäntyharju
  • Puumala
  • Taipalsaari

Population of Savitaipale over time

Population of Savitaipale over time
2007 4,071
2008 4,023
2009 3,957
2010 3,863
2011 3,789
2012 3,764
2013 3,729
2014 3,726
2015 3,613
2016 3,534
2017 3,480
2023 3,216

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Savitaipale

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 1° · Night -4° · Rain 63 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -11°)
Wettest month
August (80 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
Climate of Savitaipale
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°0°6°15°19°21°19°13°7°1°-3°
Average low (°C)-11°-11°-7°-2°5°10°12°11°6°1°-4°-8°
Precipitation (mm)403237353252698067666354

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Savitaipale

The nearest airport is Lappeenranta Airport (LPP), 36 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 246 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) Lappeenranta 36 kmeast
  • Savonlinna Airport (SVL) Savonlinna 115 kmnortheast
  • Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 168 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 246 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Savitaipale

Within 100 km: 2 natural sites, 34 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Korpijärvi Lake 22 kmNW
  • Lake Kivijärvi Lake 22 kmS

25–60 km8 places

  • Saimaa Lake 41 kmE
  • Vuohijärvi Lake 44 kmW
  • Niskajärvi Lake 47 kmW
  • Karijärvi Lake 59 kmW

60–100 km26 places

  • Kaunissaari Island 99 kmSW
  • Puulavesi Lake 86 kmNW
  • Pyhäjärvi Lake 64 kmW
  • Ruotsalainen Lake 85 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Savitaipale

1 place
  1. 1 Savitaipale 3.2K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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