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Heinävesi (Finnish: [ˈhei̯næˌʋesi]; lit. 'hay water') is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia[1] region. The municipality has a population of 2,938 (31 October 2024)[3] and covers an area of 1,319.58 square kilometres (509.49 sq mi) of which 288.71 km2 (111.47 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 2.85 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.4/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Savonlinna, Varkaus, Leppävirta, Tuusniemi, Outokumpu and Liperi. The city of Joensuu is located 81 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Heinävesi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Heinävesi | |
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Municipality | |
| Heinäveden kunta Heinävesi kommun | |
 Municipal office of Heinävesi | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Heinävesi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°25.5′N 028°38′E / 62.4250°N 28.633°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Karelia[1] |
| Sub-region | Joensuu sub-region |
| Charter | 1869 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Riitta A. Tilus |
| Area (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 1,319.58 km2 (509.49 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,029.96 km2 (397.67 sq mi) |
| • Water | 288.71 km2 (111.47 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 76th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[3] | |
• Total | 2,938 |
| • Rank | 215th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 2.85/km2 (7.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 4.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 9.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51% |
| • 65 or older | 39.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
In 2021, Heinävesi had its region reassigned from South Savonia to North Karelia.[6]
The only Orthodox Christian monasteries in Finland, the New Valamo Monastery and the Lintula Holy Trinity Convent, are located in Heinävesi.
Notable people
edit- Tuomas Gerdt, last living Knight of the Mannerheim Cross
- Onni Happonen, politician and murder victim
- Kuikka-Koponen (real name Abel Koponen), illusionist and magician
- Minja Koskela, politician, musician and author[7]
Gallery
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Lintula Holy Trinity Convent church
References
edit- ^ a b "Government decided on division into regions". Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Maakunnat – Maakunta- ja sote-uudistus - Alueuudistus". Archived from the original on 22 September 2018.
- ^ "MPs: Minja Koskela". Helsinki, Finland: Parliament of Finland. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
External links
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Media related to Heinävesi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Heinävesi – Official website
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