Taipalsaari is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Lappeenranta, Lemi, Puumala, Ruokolahti and Savitaipale. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The church of Taipalsaari was built on 1754 and therefore it is the oldest of still standing church buildings in South Karelia region.

The average temperature during the summer months on Taipalsaari is the highest among Finnish municipalities.

One of the worst peacetime military accidents happened in Taipalsaari in 1991, when an armoured personnel carrier sank in Lake Saimaa.

References

External links

• Municipality of Taipalsaari – Official website

• Visit Taipalsaari – Tourist information

• goSaimaa.com – travel information