What is Savitaipale?
[[File:Location of Savitaipale in Finland.png|thumb|Location]] [[Image:Savitaipale.vaakuna.svg|200px|thumb|Coat of arms of Savitaipale]] '''Savitaipale''' is a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[municipality]] in the [[South Karelia]] region. As of January [[2014]], more than 3,700 people lived in Savitaipale. Savitaipale has an area of 690.78&nbsp;km². 151.63&nbsp;km² of it is water. The municipality is on the coast of the Lake [[Kuolimo]]. [[Helsinki]] is 220&nbsp;km away. Neighbouring municipalities are [[Kouvola]], [[Lemi]], [[Luumäki]], [[Mikkeli]], [[Mäntyharju]], [[Puumala]] and [[Taipalsaari]]. The municipality was established in 1639. == Villages == Havola, Hyrkkälä, Jokeinmaa, Kaihtula, Karhula, Kaskeinkylä, Kaulio (Kauliala), Kokkola, Korhola, Korpela, Koskeinkylä, Kuivanen, Kunttula, Kurhila (Järviä), Kylliälä, Kärpänen, Laksiainen, Lamminpää, Luotola, Luotolahti, Lyytikkälä, Marttila, Monola, Niinimäki, Paukkula, Peltoinlahti, Pettilä, Purtoismäki, Pöntylä, Rahikkala, Rantala, Ratasalo, Savitaipale, Solkeinkylä, Susivuori, Säänjärvi, Tukiala, Uiminniemi, Valkolanmäki, Virmajärvi, Välijoki == Other websites == {{Commonscat}} * [http://www.savitaipale.fi/ The official Savitaipale page] {{multistub|geo|Europe}} [[Category:Municipalities of South Karelia]]