| Ylämaa | |
| Official Name: | Finnish: Ylämaan kunta Swedish: Ylämaa kommun |
| Settlement Type: | Former municipality |
| Mapsize: | 150px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Finland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | South Karelia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Lappeenranta sub-region |
| Leader Title: | Municipal manager |
| Leader Name: | Esko Hämäläinen |
| Established Title: | Charter |
| Established Date: | 1925 |
| Extinct Title: | Consolidated |
| Extinct Date: | 2010 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 408.94 |
| Area Land Km2: | 379.75 |
| Area Water Km2: | 29.19 |
| Population As Of: | 2009-12-31 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1408 |
| Blank1 Name: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info: | Dfb |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 60.8°N 28.5°W |
| Website: | www.ylamaa.fi |
Ylämaa (in Finnish ˈylæˌmɑː/; literally translated the "Highland") is a former municipality of Finland, located in the province of Southern Finland as part of the South Karelia region. It was consolidated with Lappeenranta on January 1, 2010.[3]
The municipality had a population of 1,408 (31 December 2009) and covers an area of of which 29.19km2 is water. The population density is . The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
There is a strong concentration of the spectrolite in the region of Ylämaa, which is well-known for gemstones and minerals.[3] Plans to build a pyramid in Ylämaa have existed since 1998,[4] [5] but as of 2010 the project has been on hold due to the high cost.[6]