Hirvensalmi

Hirvensalmi is a municipality of Finland.

Hirvensalmi
Municipality
Hirvensalmen kunta Hirvensalmi kommun
Hirvensalmi Church
Coat of arms
Location of Hirvensalmi in Finland
Coordinates: 61°38.5′N 026°47′E
Country	Finland
Region	South Savo
Sub-region	Mikkeli
Charter	1656
Government
• Municipal manager	Seppo Ruhanen
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	746.59 km2 (288.26 sq mi)
• Land	465.09 km2 (179.57 sq mi)
• Water	281.2 km2 (108.6 sq mi)
• Rank	186th largest in Finland
Population  (2025-06-30)[2]
• Total	2,046
• Rank	253rd largest in Finland
• Density	4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	97% (official)
• Others	3%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	10.9%
• 15 to 64	52.1%
• 65 or older	37%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.hirvensalmi.fi

It is located in the South Savo region. The municipality has a population of 2,046 (30 June 2025)^[5] and covers an area of 746.59 square kilometres (288.26 sq mi) of which 281.2 km² (108.6 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 4.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/sq mi).

Neighbour municipalities: Joutsa, Kangasniemi, Mikkeli, Mäntyharju and Pertunmaa.

Hirvensalmi is often said to be an island municipality. Most people live on the mainland, but living on an island is not unheard of. Most islands, though, are only inhabited during the summer holidays, when holidaymakers come mainly from Southern Finland and double the population of Hirvensalmi. In the north lake Puula marks the border of Hirvensalmi and Kangasniemi, and in the west lake Suontee separates it from Joutsa.

The municipality is unilingual Finnish.

Some villages

Hirvenlahti, Hirvensalmi, Hämeenmäki, Kekkola, Kilkki, Kissakoski, Kotkatvesi, Kuitula, Lahnaniemi, Lelkola, Malvaniemi, Monikkala, Noitti, Pääskynsaari, Suonsalmi, Syväsmäki, Vahvamäki, Vahvaselkä, and Väisälä.