Kaavi
It is located in the Northern Savonia region. Kaavi is also a part of historical Karelia. The municipality has a population of 2,834 (31 July 2020)[2] and covers an area of 789.59 square kilometres (304.86 sq mi) of which 115.49 km2 (44.59 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/sq mi). It is 60 km from Kuopio and 90 km from Joensuu. Neighbouring municipalities are Kuopio, Juuka, Outokumpu, Polvijärvi and Tuusniemi.
Kaavi | |
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Municipality | |
| Kaavin kunta Kaavi kommun | |
 Kaavi is located in the Northern Savonia. | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kaavi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°58.5′N 028°29′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Northern Savonia |
| Sub-region | Northeastern Savonia sub-region |
| Charter | 1875 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Ari Sopanen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 789.59 km2 (304.86 sq mi) |
| • Land | 674.10 km2 (260.27 sq mi) |
| • Water | 115.49 km2 (44.59 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 126th largest in Finland |
| Population (2020-07-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,834 |
| • Rank | 228th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.2/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.3% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 0.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 59.3% |
| • 65 or older | 25.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% |
| Website | www.kaavi.fi |
Kaavi is a municipality of Finland.
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)
- Maarianrinteet Ski Centre
- 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
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
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- Suomen kuntien ystävyyskunnat Virossa
Further reading
External links
Media related to Kaavi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kaavi – Official website
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