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Juuka (Finnish: [ˈjuːkɑ]; Swedish: Juga) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 4,444 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 1,846.58 square kilometres (712.97 sq mi) of which 344.78 km² (133.12 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.96 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.7/sq mi).

Juuka Juga
Municipality
Juuan kunta Juga kommun
Juuka Church
Coat of arms
Location of Juuka in Finland
Coordinates: 63°14.5′N 029°15′E
Country	Finland
Region	North Karelia
Sub-region	Pielinen Karelia sub-region
Charter	1868
Government
• Municipal manager	Markus Hirvonen
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	1,846.58 km2 (712.97 sq mi)
• Land	1,501.79 km2 (579.84 sq mi)
• Water	344.78 km2 (133.12 sq mi)
• Rank	43rd largest in Finland
Population  (2021-12-31)[2]
• Total	4,444
• Rank	184th largest in Finland
• Density	2.96/km2 (7.7/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	98.1% (official)
• Swedish	0.1%
• Others	1.8%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	9.7%
• 15 to 64	52.6%
• 65 or older	37.6%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]	20.75%
Website	www.juuka.fi

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Geography

Juuka as a whole consists of 20 villages. The large expanse of Juuka consists of:

The neighboring municipalities of Juuka are Kuopio, Kaavi, Kontiolahti, Lieksa, Nurmes, Polvijärvi and Rautavaara. The former neighboring municipalities are the Nurmes rural municipality, which was annexed to Nurmes in 1973, Pielisjärvi, which was also connected to Lieksa in 1973, and Säyneinen, which was annexed to Juankoski in 1971; Juankoski, on the other hand, was connected to Kuopio in 2017.

Etymology

Juuka means a river that flows through a lake[6] The village of Juuka dates back to the 16th century. In the late 19th century, settlements began to settle along the roads and shops were established by the banks of the Lake Pielinen.

The parish of Juuka was initially a prayer room separated from the parts of the parishes of Pielisjärvi and Nurmes, and its own parish from 1873. The present church was completed in the 1850s, but was preceded by two earlier churches.

Juuan Elli

Ellinpäivät is a scenario where in four days different associations, communities and companies arrange events to each day. To get information about these events there is some space booked in a newspaper Vaarojen Sanomat. There is info and a timetable for the events. The board selects the people who are in charge of the scenario. Elli means a person that is the figurehead of the scenario and a new figurehead is chosen every year.

The events can be, for example, concerts, market events, the declaring of a new Elli and a new event called “Juuret Juuassa –ryhmän Rehvit”. The event is basically a car show. Many retro cars and their drivers. It's, for that reason, called a nowadays rally for the elder youngsters.

Notable people

• Sakari Timonen
• Erkki Toivanen
• Tuula Peltonen

References

External links

Media related to Juuka at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Juuka – Official website in Finnish and partly in English and Russian

На других языках

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[de] Juuka

Juuka [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈjuːkɑ] (schwedisch historisch Juga) ist eine Gemeinde im Osten Finnlands mit 4527 Einwohnern (Stand 31. Dezember 2020). Sie liegt in der Landschaft Nordkarelien am Westufer des Pielinen-Sees. Die nächstgelegenen Städte sind Nurmes ca. 35 km im Norden, Lieksa ca. 40 km im Osten auf der anderen Seite des Pielinen und Joensuu ca. 75 km im Süden.

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- [en] Juuka

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[ru] Юука

Юука (фин. Juuka, швед. Juga) — община на востоке Финляндии, в провинции Северная Карелия. Население составляет 5436 человек (на 31 января 2012 года)[1]; площадь — 1 846,57 км², из которых 344,78 км² заняты водой. Плотность населения — 3,71 чел/км². Официальный язык — финский (родной для 98,3 % населения).

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