(; ) 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 Tero Koskiranta, ice hockey player Mika Ojala, footballer Anders Planman, astronomer, professor of physics and mathematician Count R. H. Rehbinder, statesman; the Secretary of State for the Grand Duchy 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