Kaavi
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Kaavi | |
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Municipality | |
| Kaavin kunta Kaavi kommun | |
.JPG) Sivakkajoki River flows through Kaavi. | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kaavi in Finland | |
 Interactive map of Kaavi | |
| Coordinates: 62°58.5′N 028°29′E / 62.9750°N 28.483°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Savo |
| Sub-region | Northeast Savo |
| 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 (2025-12-31)[3] | |
• Total | 2,547 |
| • Rank | 230th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.78/km2 (9.8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.6% (official) |
| • Others | 2.4% |
| 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 | kaavi |
Kaavi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo region. Kaavi is also a part of historical Karelia. The municipality has a population of 2,547 (31 December 2025)[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 3.78 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.8/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 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
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Notable people
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- 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
[edit]- ↑ Kunnanjohtaja Harri Korhonen aloittanut 1.9.
- 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Population growth slowed down in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 1 April 2026. ISSN 2243-3627. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Suomen kuntien ystävyyskunnat Virossa
Further reading
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Media related to Kaavi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kaavi – Official website (in Finnish)
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