Taipalsaari is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Lappeenranta, Lemi, Puumala, Ruokolahti and Savitaipale. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The average temperature during the summer months on Taipalsaari is the highest among Finnish municipalities. References External links Municipality of Taipalsaari – Official website GoTaipalsaari – Tourist information goSaimaa.com – travel information Municipalities of South Karelia Populated places established in 1571 1571 establishments in Sweden