Sulkava is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Juva, Puumala, Rantasalmi, Ruokolahti and Savonlinna. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality is best known for the annual long distance rowing contest, Sulkavan Suursoudut, around Partalansaari ("Partala Island") on lake Saimaa. Notable people Eila Pellinen Kalevi Hämäläinen Timo Rautiainen Albin Savola Gallery References External links Municipality of Sulkava – Official website Municipalities of South Savo Populated places established in 1630 1630 establishments in Sweden