Paimio
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| Province | Western Finland |
| Region | Finland Proper |
| Sub-region | Turku |
| City manager | Jari Jussinmäki |
| Official languages | Finnish |
| Area - total - land |
ranked 315th 240.15 km² 239.32 km² |
| Population - total (2003) - change - density |
ranked 106th 9,791 - 0.9 % 40.9/km² |
| Urbanisation | 76.8 % |
| Unemployment rate | 5.2 % |
| http://www.paimio.fi/ | |
Paimio (IPA: [ˈpɑimio]), or Pemar in Swedish, is a municipality of Finland since 1316.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of 9,808 (2004-12-31) and covers an area of 240.15 km² of which 0.83 km² is water. The population density is 40.98 inhabitants per km².
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
[edit] Important Buildings
Paimio is best known for the tuberculosis sanatorium, Paimio Sanatorium designed by the architect Alvar Aalto.
[edit] External links
- Official website (in Finnish)
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