Rantasalmi

Formed of parts of the parishes of Juva and Sääminki. Became a parish of its own on September 6, 1578 having been a chapel parish under Sääminki at least since 1554. The parish had from 1639 two chapel parish vicars' offices, the second of which was later abolished. Previously, the Rantasalmi mother parish included:
- Kangaslammi village with a preaching house, which became a chapel parish on March 12, 1869, and was made an independent parish on October 19, 1894.
- Heinävesi, established as a village with a preaching house in 1744, became a chapel parish on November 21, 1810, and became a parish of its own on October 18, 1852.
The Oravi former iron works, established about 1870, no longer in operation, is also in the Rantasalmi area. On the initiative of Alfred Lundgren, a preaching house and a primary school was built for the workers in 1891-1892 and divine services were held once a month until the works was laid down.

Churches:
Rantasalmi old wooden church: built in 1741, expanded in 1826, renovated in 1863. The church was used for the last time on October 29, 1904, later it was demolished and sold to the municipality.
Rantasalmi new brick church: built in 1900-1904 (Jos. Stenbäck, architect), consecrated on October 30, 1904.

Swedish name
Rantasalmi

Villages in Finnish
Ahvensalmi, Asikkala, Haapaniemi, Haapataipale, Hiismäki, Hiltula, Ihamaniemi, Joutsenmäki, Kolkontaipale, Lahdenkylä, Mielojärvi, Osikonmäki, Parkumäki, Pirilä, Porosalmi, Puikonniemi, Putkisalo, Rantasalo, Reijola, Repomäki, Ritalahti, Riuttanen, Tammenlahti, Teemassaari, Torasalo, Tornioniemi, Tuusmäki, Vaahersalo, Voinsalmi

Villages in Swedish
Ahvensalmi, Asikkala, Haapaniemi, Haapataipale, Hiismäki, Hiltula, Ihamaniemi, Joutsenmäki, Kolkontaipale, Lahdenkylä, Mielojärvi, Osikonmäki, Parkumäki, Pirilä, Porosalmi, Puikonniemi, Putkisalo, Rantasalo, Reijola, Repomäki, Ritalahti, Riuttanen, Tammenlahti, Teemassaari, Torasalo, Tornioniemi, Tuusmäki, Vaahersalo, Voinsalmi