Rantasalmi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈrɑntɑˌsɑlmi]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Savo region, 43 kilometres (27 mi) northwest of Savonlinna and 92 kilometres (57 mi) northeast of Mikkeli. The municipality has a population of 3,219 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 925.20 square kilometres (357.22 sq mi) of which 366.61 km2 (141.55 sq mi)
is water. The population density is 5.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.9/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Joroinen, Juva, Savonlinna, Sulkava and Varkaus.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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Some villages
Asikkala, Osikonmäki, Putkisalo, Rantasalo, Torasalo, Tornioniemi, Tuusmäki and Vaahersalo.
Notable people
Eliel Saarinen (1873–1950), a Finnish–American architect was born in Rantasalmi.
Laura Netzel (1839-1927), pianist, composer and conductor
Jukka Lehtonen (born 1982), volleyball player
Jarkko Immonen (born 1982), ice hockey player
Lauri Kaukonen (1902-1975), Secretariate Counsellor