Pieksamaki.fi - Pieksämäen seudun tapahtumat, uutiset ja palvelut yhdestä osoitteesta

Pieksämäki is not very big but modern and lively town in Keski-Savo region with a population about 21000 people. Pieksämäki was built at the junction of the main railway network. So Pieksämäki has good communications with all parts of Finland. It is a 3 hours journey from Pieksämäki to Helsinki by train and 1 hour journey to Mikkeli, Kuopio and Jyväskylä by car.

Commerce and service industry rule an economic life in Pieksämäki in addition to railway traffic. Third of population obtain it’s livelihood from industry. Leading sectors are metal industry, mechanical wood processing and welfare service.

Pieksämäki has good governmental services. Town has its own hospital, health centre, great library and culture centre. All the children under school age get place in day-care if necessary. Pieksämäki has different schools from lower level up to the high professional level.

In the town you can find rental one-, two- and three-room flats in good condition. A rent for the flat is advantageous in comparison with other regions of

Finland. A part of the flats is modernized. A price level of flats, terraced houses and one-family houses is moderate. Pieksämäki offers also good building sites even with own shoreline.

For sports-minded people Pieksämäki offers brilliant possibilities to go in for summer and winter sports. Pieksämäki has indoor skating rink, skiing tracks, indoor swimming pool and sports halls. Activity of different sports clubs is high not only in junior level but also in senior level. Pieksämäki region is known because of its strong volleyball team.

Pieksämäki has a pure nature. Due to it Pieksämäki is an ideal place to live for nature loving person. Our town is an idyllic, pure and is suggestive of a garden. The town is surrounded by rich in fish lakes and canoe routes. At a distance of a few kilometres you can feel a peace of wilderness.

Further information about the town and its services:

www.pieksamaki.fi/pmk