Rantasalmi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia region, northwest of Savonlinna and northeast of Mikkeli. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Joroinen, Juva, Savonlinna, Sulkava and Varkaus. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Some villages Asikkala, Osikonmäki, Putkisalo, Rantasalo, Torasalo, Tornioniemi, Tuusmäki and Vaahersalo. Notable people Eliel Saarinen (1873–1950), a Finnish–American architect was born in Rantasalmi. Laura Netzel (1839-1927), pianist, composer and conductor Jukka Lehtonen (born 1982), volleyball player Jarkko Immonen (born 1982), ice hockey player Lauri Kaukonen (1902-1975), Secretariate Counsellor References External links Municipality of Rantasalmi – Official website Populated places established in 1578