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Taipalsaari

Located in Lappeenranta, South Karelia Coordinates: 61°14′54″ N 28°11′18″ E

Map showing the location of Taipalsaari Taipalsaari
Location in Finland
Population
4,593
4.6K
Elevation
92 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
1
listed under Taipalsaari
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
LPP Lappeenranta Airport23 km
SVL Savonlinna Airport87 km

About Taipalsaari

Taipalsaari is a municipality. Location: Lappeenranta, South Karelia. Population: 4,593. Elevation: 92 m.

From Wikipedia

Taipalsaari is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 4,574 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 761.94 square kilometres (294.19 sq mi) of which 416.88 km2 (160.96 sq mi) is water. The population density is 13.27 inhabitants per square kilometre (34.4/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Lappeenranta, Lemi, Puumala, Ruokolahti and Savitaipale. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1571
Area
345 km²
Official website
taipalsaari.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Taipalsaari

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 Taipalsaari

  • Lappeenranta
  • Lemi
  • Puumala
  • Ruokolahti
  • Savitaipale

Population of Taipalsaari over time

Population of Taipalsaari over time
2007 4,964
2008 4,914
2009 4,888
2010 4,911
2011 4,855
2012 4,840
2013 4,826
2014 4,828
2015 4,815
2016 4,832
2017 4,774
2023 4,625

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Taipalsaari

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 1° · Night -3° · Rain 63 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
August (75 mm)
Driest month
May (30 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 Taipalsaari
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°0°6°14°19°21°19°13°7°1°-2°
Average low (°C)-11°-12°-7°-2°4°10°13°12°7°2°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)453438333052667563666358

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Taipalsaari

The nearest airport is Lappeenranta Airport (LPP), 23 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 277 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) Lappeenranta 23 kmsouth
  • Savonlinna Airport (SVL) Savonlinna 87 kmnortheast
  • Joensuu Airport (JOE) Joensuu 174 kmnortheast

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 277 kmsouthwest

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

Day trips from Taipalsaari

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

0–25 km1 place

  • Saimaa Lake 3 kmE

25–60 km4 places

  • Korpijärvi Lake 55 kmW
  • Immalanjärvi Lake 39 kmE
  • Lake Nuijamaa Lake 39 kmSE
  • Lake Kivijärvi Lake 49 kmSW

60–100 km23 places

  • Pyhäjärvi Lake 98 kmW
  • Vuohijärvi Lake 80 kmW
  • Niskajärvi Lake 84 kmW
  • Karijärvi Lake 96 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Taipalsaari

1 place
  1. 1 Taipalsaari 4.6K

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

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources