Puumala

Puumala is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 2,123 and covers an area of 1,237.75 square kilometres of which 443.17 km² is water. The population density is 2.67 inhabitants per square kilometre. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The main road route through the region is route 62, which connects to Mikkeli to the north and Imatra to the south. Until the year 1995 a cable ferry connected the two sides of Puumalansalmi-strait. In 1995, a 781-metre-long bridge replaced the ferry. The bridge is a very dominant structure when looking Puumala town center from a distance. Puumala has relatively good services compared to the amount of population. In the town center is situated a post office, an Alko store, a kiosk, several supermarkets and a few restaurants. The reason for the survival of these entrepreneurs is the arrival of summer inhabitants who triple the population of Puumala during the season.