Mikkeli is a town and municipality in Finland. The municipality has a population of 52,604 and covers an area of 3,229.57 square kilometres of which 424.7 km2 is water. Mikkeli was the site for the headquarters of the Finnish armed forces during World War II. In recognition of this, the town’s coat of arms incorporates a pair of crossed Marshal Mannerheim’s batons, and […]