Paimio

This article is about the town. For the chair, see Paimio Chair.

Paimio
Pemar
Town
Paimion kaupunki
Pemars stad
Paimio in winter
Coat of arms of Paimio
Coat of arms
Location of Paimio in Finland
Location of Paimio in Finland
Map
Interactive map of Paimio
Coordinates: 60°27′N 022°42′E / 60.450°N 22.700°E / 60.450; 22.700
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionTurku sub-region
City rights1997
Government
 • Town managerNina-Mari Turpela
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
242.26 km2 (93.54 sq mi)
 • Land238.52 km2 (92.09 sq mi)
 • Water3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi)
 • Rank250th largest in Finland
Population
 (2025-12-31)[2]
 • Total
11,284
 • Rank88th largest in Finland
 • Density47.31/km2 (122.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
[2]
 • Finnish93.8% (official)
 • Swedish0.9%
 • Others5.4%
Population by age
[3]
 • 0 to 1419.1%
 • 15 to 6458.6%
 • 65 or older22.3%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.paimio.fi/en/

Paimio (Finnish: [ˈpɑi̯mio]; Swedish: Pemar) is a town and municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 11,284 (31 December 2025)[2] and covers an area of 242.26 square kilometres (93.54 sq mi) of which 3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 47.31 inhabitants per square kilometre (122.5/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Paimio centre is called Vista, divided by the church hill to Upper Vista (Ylä-Vista) and Lower Vista (Ala-Vista).

Important buildings

Paimio is best known for Paimio Sanatorium operating as a part of Turku University Hospital. It was built in 1932 and designed by architect Alvar Aalto and originally served as a tuberculosis sanatorium.

Notable persons

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Twin towns — Sister cities

Paimio is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Population growth slowed down in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 1 April 2026. ISSN 2243-3627. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  3. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Rehbinder Robert Henrik". agricolaverkko.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 March 2025.

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