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Saari (literally Island) is a former municipality of Finland. It was located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. The municipality had a population of 1,392 (2004) and covered an area of 183.08&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> of which 15.70&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> is water. The population density was 8.5673 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>.

The municipality was unilingually Finnish. Before the municipality was dissolved, Saari's neighboring municipalities were Kesälahti, Parikkala, Punkaharju, and Uukuniemi.

Saari was annexed to Parikkala and Uukuniemi municipalities on 1 January 2005. The new municipality was named Parikkala.

Notable people

  • Aleksanteri Aava (1883–1956), poet
  • Jorma Härkönen (born 1956), middle-distance runner
  • Olavi Litmanen (born 1945), footballer and the father of Jari Litmanen
  • Suvi Mikkonen (born 1988), taekwondo practitioner
  • (born 1934), philologist and university teacher

See also

  • Akonpohja

References

  • Parikkala, Saari and Uukuniemi