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 Jussi Ranta, sports journalist and producer Mika Ojala, footballer Tero Koskiranta, ice hockey player 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 Cities and towns in Finland