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Municipality in Northern Savonia, Finland
Kaavi
Municipality
Kaavin kunta
Kaavi kommun
Sivakkajoki River flows through Kaavi.Sivakkajoki River flows through Kaavi.
Coat of arms of KaaviCoat of arms
Location of Kaavi in FinlandLocation 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
Area
 • Total789.59 km (304.86 sq mi)
 • Land674.08 km (260.26 sq mi)
 • Water115.49 km (44.59 sq mi)
 • Rank126th largest in Finland
Population
 • Total2,600
 • Rank230th largest in Finland
 • Density3.86/km (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 2,600 (31 October 2024) and covers an area of 789.59 square kilometres (304.86 sq mi) of which 115.49 km (44.59 sq mi) is water. The population density is 3.86 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

Telkkämäki Heritage Farm.
  • 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
  • Summer theaters in Luikonlahti and Maarianvaara
  • Kaavi Church
  • Orthodox Chapel in Luikonlahti

Twin towns

Notable people

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References

  1. Kunnanjohtaja Harri Korhonen aloittanut 1.9.
  2. ^ "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 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. ^ "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

Koillis-Savo (newspaper)

External links

Media related to Kaavi at Wikimedia Commons

Places adjacent to Kaavi
Kuopio Juuka (North Karelia)
Kuopio Kaavi Polvijärvi (North Karelia)
Tuusniemi, Outokumpu (North Karelia)
Municipalities of North Savo
Municipalities Coat of arms of North Savo
Former municipalities
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