Paimio

(; ) 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 () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . 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
• V. J. Sukselainen, politician

International relations

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

References

External links

• Town of Paimio – Official website