Rantasalmi () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Savo 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