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 2,778 (31 December 2021)[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 4.12 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.7/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.
Kaavi | |
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Municipality | |
| Kaavin kunta Kaavi kommun | |
Kaavi is located in the Northern Savonia | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Kaavi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°58.5′N 028°29′E | |
| Country | |
| Region | Northern Savonia |
| Sub-region | North Eastern Savonia |
| Charter | 1875 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Harri Korhonen [1] |
| Area (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 789.59 km2 (304.86 sq mi) |
| • Land | 674.10 km2 (260.27 sq mi) |
| • Water | 115.49 km2 (44.59 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 126th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-12-31)[3] | |
| • Total | 2,778 |
| • Rank | 227th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.12/km2 (10.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.3% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 0.6% |
| 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) |
| Municipal tax rate[6] | 22% |
| Website | www.kaavi.fi |
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Koillis-Savo (newspaper)
Media related to Kaavi at Wikimedia Commons
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