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Kaavi

Coordinates: 62°58.5′N 028°29′E / 62.9750°N 28.483°E / 62.9750; 28.483
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Kaavi
Municipality
Kaavin kunta
Kaavi kommun
Sivakkajoki River flows through Kaavi.
Sivakkajoki River flows through Kaavi.
Coat of arms of Kaavi
Location of Kaavi in Finland
Location of Kaavi in Finland
Coordinates: 62°58.5′N 028°29′E / 62.9750°N 28.483°E / 62.9750; 28.483
Country Finland
RegionNorthern Savonia
Sub-regionNorth Eastern Savonia
Charter1875
Government
 • Municipal managerHarri Korhonen [1]
Area
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total789.59 km2 (304.86 sq mi)
 • Land674.08 km2 (260.26 sq mi)
 • Water115.49 km2 (44.59 sq mi)
 • Rank126th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[3]
 • Total2,614
 • Rank230th largest in Finland
 • Density3.88/km2 (10.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish98% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others1.9%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1411.1%
 • 15 to 6453.2%
 • 65 or older35.7%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.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 2,614 (31 August 2024)[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 3.88 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.0/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

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Telkkämäki Heritage Farm.

Twin towns

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Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ Kunnanjohtaja Harri Korhonen aloittanut 1.9.
  2. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ Suomen kuntien ystävyyskunnat Virossa

Further reading

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Koillis-Savo (newspaper)

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Media related to Kaavi at Wikimedia Commons