Kaavi
| Kaavi | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Kaavin kunta | ||
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Kaavi is located in the Northern Savonia. | ||
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 Location of Kaavi in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 62°58.5′N 028°29′E / 62.9750°N 28.483°ECoordinates: 62°58.5′N 028°29′E / 62.9750°N 28.483°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Northern Savonia | |
| Sub-region | Northeastern Savonia sub-region | |
| Charter | 1875 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Ari Sopanen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[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 | 149th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 3,235 | |
| • Rank | 237th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 4.8/km2 (12/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.3% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 0.6% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.2% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 59.3% | |
| • 65 or older | 25.5% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | |
| Website | www.kaavi.fi | |
Kaavi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. Kaavi is also a part of historical Karelia. The municipality has a population of 3,235 (30 June 2015)[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 4.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (12/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Origin of the name
In language of Sami (also spelled Sámi or Saami) the word kaavi means a boat harbour.
Location
Kaavi is situated in Lakeland of Eastern Finland.
Distances from the municipal centre of Kaavi
- Kuopio 60 km
- Joensuu 90 km
- Helsinki 450 km
- Petrozavodsk (Russia) 435 km
- Saint Petersburg (Russia) 450 km
The nearest airports
- Kuopio Airport 45 km
- Joensuu Airport 85 km.
The nearest railway stations
- Kuopio 57 km
- Siilinjärvi 57 km
- Viinijärvi 61 km
- Joensuu 93 km
The nearest border crossing point (Finland/Russia)
- Niirala 162 km
Inland waterways
- shipping routes from the Baltic Sea via Saimaa Canal and lake Saimaa up to lake Rikkavesi and lake Kaavinjärvi
- boat harbours in Kaavi, Luikonlahti and Melttusvirta, landing site in Mönkkössaari island
The nearest deep water harbours
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
- summertheatres in Luikonlahti and Maarianvaara
- Kaavi Church
- Orthodox Chapel in Luikonlahti
Diamond exploration in Kaavi
The Finnish-Australian mining company Malmikaivos Oy found diamonds from bedrock of Kaavi in 1990's.[6] One of the stones from the kimberilite of Kaavi (Lahtojoki deposit) has record high amount of diamonds.[7]
Twin towns
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Diamond rush expected in Finnish Karelia
- ↑ Helsingin Sanomat newspaper, 14 February 2006
- ↑ Suomen kuntien ystävyyskunnat Virossa
External links
Media related to Kaavi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kaavi – Official website
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