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Kaavi
Municipality
Kaavin kunta
Kaavi kommun
Sivakkajoki River flows through Kaavi.
Sivakkajoki River flows through Kaavi.
Coat of arms of Kaavi
Coat of arms
Location of Kaavi in Finland
Location of Kaavi in Finland
Country  Finland
Region Northern Savonia
Sub-region North Eastern Savonia
Charter 1875
Area
 (2018-01-01)
 • Total 789.59 km2 (304.86 sq mi)
 • Land 674.08 km2 (260.26 sq mi)
 • Water 115.49 km2 (44.59 sq mi)
Area rank 126th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total 2,628
 • Rank 229th largest in Finland
 • Density 3.9/km2 (10/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 98% (official)
 • Swedish 0.2%
 • Others 1.9%
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 www.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 2,628 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 789.59 square kilometres (304.86 sq mi) of which 115.49 km2 (44.59 sq mi) is water. The population density is 3.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (10/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
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

  • 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

See also

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