What is Mikkeli?
[[File:Mikkeli.sijainti.suomi.2013.svg|thumb|Location]] [[File:Mikkelin kaupungintalo 1.JPG|thumb|Town hall]] [[File:Mikkeli.vaakuna.svg|thumb|90px|Coat of arms]] '''Mikkeli''' is a [[town]] in [[Southern Savonia]], [[Finland]]. As of January 2014, the population was almost 54,700. In the Finnish point of view, Mikkeli is a city, not a town. Neighbouring municipalities are [[Hirvensalmi]], [[Juva]], [[Kangasniemi]], [[Mäntyharju]], [[Pieksämäki]], [[Puumala]] and [[Savitaipale]]. The former municipality of [[Haukivuori]] was merged with Mikkeli in 2007. The former municipalities of [[Ristiina]] and [[Suomenniemi]] was merged with Mikkeli in 2013. Mikkeli was established in 1838. == Distances == *[[Ristiina]] 20&nbsp;km *[[Hirvensalmi]] 34&nbsp;km *[[Juva]] 44&nbsp;km *[[Kangasniemi]] 52&nbsp;km *[[Helsinki]] 230&nbsp;km *[[Kuopio]] 163 km *[[Lappeenranta]] 106&nbsp;km *[[Savonlinna]] 104&nbsp;km == Other websites == * {{Commonscat-inline}} * [http://www.mikkeli.fi/fi/sisalto/index/ The official page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130523211408/http://www.mikkeli.fi/fi/sisalto/index |date=2013-05-23 }} {{multistub|Europe|geo}} [[Category:Municipalities of South Savo]] [[Category:19th-century establishments in Finland]] [[Category:1838 establishments in Europe]]