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Kaavi | |
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Municipality | |
| Kaavin kunta Kaavi kommun | |
Sivakkajoki River flows through Kaavi. | |
Location of Kaavi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°58.5′N 028°29′E / 62.9750°N 28.483°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Northern Savonia |
| Sub-region | North Eastern Savonia |
| Charter | 1875 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Harri Korhonen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 789.59 km2 (304.86 sq mi) |
| • Land | 674.08 km2 (260.26 sq mi) |
| • Water | 115.49 km2 (44.59 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 126th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-12-31) | |
• Total | 2,590 |
| • Rank | 231st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.84/km2 (9.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 1.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 11.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.2% |
| • 65 or older | 35.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.kaavi.fi |
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Kaavi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region. Kaavi is also a part of historical Karelia. The municipality has a population of 2,590 (31 December 2024) and covers an area of 789.59 square kilometres (304.86 sq mi) of which 115.49 km2 (44.59 sq mi) is water. The population density is 3.84 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.9/sq mi). It is 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Kuopio and 90 kilometres (56 mi) from Joensuu. Neighbouring municipalities are Kuopio, Juuka, Outokumpu, Polvijärvi and Tuusniemi.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Sights and activities
- Telkkämäki Nature Reserve (Heritage Farm)
- Juutila Foundry Museum (the only sand casting museum in the Nordic countries, foundry since 1881)
- Vaikkojoki River; shooting the rapids, fishing, hiking, canoeing
- Kaavi Blues Festival in June[citation needed]
- Summer theaters in Luikonlahti and Maarianvaara[citation needed]
- Kaavi Church[citation needed]
- Orthodox Chapel in Luikonlahti[citation needed]
Twin towns
Notable people
- Harri Hakkarainen, javelin thrower
- Isto Hiltunen, musician
- Matti Koivunen, ice hockey player
- Seppo Kononen, journalist, had award 2011 (Suomen kuvalehti)
- Hugo Niskanen, runner
- Mira Salo, Miss Finland
References
- ^ Kunnanjohtaja Harri Korhonen aloittanut 1.9.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Population increased most in Uusimaa in 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 23 January 2025. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Suomen kuntien ystävyyskunnat Virossa
Further reading
External links
Media related to Kaavi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kaavi – Official website
