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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 | ![]() |
Region | Northern Savonia |
Sub-region | North Eastern Savonia |
Charter | 1875 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Harri Korhonen [1] |
Area (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• 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 (2023-12-31)[3] | |
• Total | 2,628 |
• Rank | 229th largest in Finland |
• Density | 3.9/km2 (10/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 |
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 2,628 (31 December 2023)[3] and covers an area of 789.59 square kilometres (304.86 sq mi) of which 115.49 km2 (44.59 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 3.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (10/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 growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "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