Pieksämäki at a glance
- About 17,000 people live in Pieksämäki.
- It's part of South Savo.
- Helsinki, the largest city in Finland, is about 264 km away.
- For a bigger city, Kuopio is about 72 km away.
- Towns nearby: Suonenjoki (35 km), Varkaus (38 km) and Leppävirta (40 km).