Parikkala is a municipality of Finland. The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental administrative units of the country. ...
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Kareliaregion. The municipality has a population of 4,426 (2003) and covers an area of 421.30 km² of which 96.96 km² is water. The population density is 13.6 inhabitants per km². Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län). ... The Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. ... The Region of South Karelia is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
The Parikkala Local History Museum (also known as Hauta Ollis Hut) is located in the village of Parikkala near the church.
The bedchamber houses an exhibition illustrating the history of Parikkala.
A separate area is devoted to a collection of farmhouse objects dating from the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century; these include churns, baskets, sickles and scythes.
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