Paimio

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

Paimio Pemar
Town
Paimion kaupunki Pemars stad
Coat of arms
Location of Paimio in Finland
Coordinates: 60°27′N 022°42′E
Country	Finland
Region	Southwest Finland
Sub-region	Turku sub-region
City rights	1997
Government
• Town manager	Jari Jussinmäki
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	242.26 km2 (93.54 sq mi)
• Land	238.52 km2 (92.09 sq mi)
• Water	3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi)
• Rank	250th largest in Finland
Population  (2025-06-30)[2]
• Total	11,241
• Rank	88th largest in Finland
• Density	47.13/km2 (122.1/sq mi)
Population by native language [2]
• Finnish	94% (official)
• Swedish	0.9%
• Others	5.1%
Population by age [3]
• 0 to 14	19.1%
• 15 to 64	58.6%
• 65 or older	22.3%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.paimio.fi/en/

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 11,241 (30 June 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 47.13 inhabitants per square kilometre (122.1/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

• Jarno Koskiranta, ice hockey player
• Tero Koskiranta, ice hockey player
• Mika Ojala, footballer
• Anders Planman, astronomer, professor of physics and mathematician
• Count R. H. Rehbinder, statesman; the Secretary of State for the Grand Duchy^[4]
• V. J. Sukselainen, politician

International relations

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

Twin towns — Sister cities

Paimio is twinned with:

• Audru Parish, Estonia
• Ljungby Municipality, Sweden
• Zelenogorsk, Russia
• Sovetsky, Russia
• Tølløse, Denmark
• Ås, Norway
• Öckerö Municipality, Sweden
• Odenthal, Germany