Savonlinna: facts

At a glance

• Country: Finland
• Region: South Savo
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Population: approximately 31,283
• Coordinates: 61.8699° N, 28.8800° E
• Time zone: Europe/Helsinki (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Helsinki: 284 km (177 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Savonlinna Airport (SVL): 8.8 km (5.5 mi), straight line
• Joensuu Airport (JOE): 96 km (59 mi), straight line
• Lappeenranta Airport (LPP): 100 km (62 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Enonkoski: 24 km (15 mi)
• Sulkava: 28 km (18 mi)
• Rantasalmi: 37 km (23 mi)
• Savonranta: 39 km (24 mi)
• Parikkala: 48 km (30 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Kuopio, 130 km (80 mi)