Kivijärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkiʋiˌjærʋi]; literally "stone lake") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,088 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 599.88 square kilometres (231.61 sq mi) of which 115.81 km² (44.71 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.25 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.8/sq mi).

Kivijärvi
Municipality
Kivijärven kunta Kivijärvi kommun
Kivijärvi municipal office
Coat of arms
Location of Kivijärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°07.2′N 025°04.5′E
Country	Finland
Region	Central Finland
Sub-region	Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region
Charter	1868
Government
• Municipal manager	Pekka Helppikangas
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	599.88 km2 (231.61 sq mi)
• Land	484.05 km2 (186.89 sq mi)
• Water	115.81 km2 (44.71 sq mi)
• Rank	178th largest in Finland
Population  (2021-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,088
• Rank	292nd largest in Finland
• Density	2.25/km2 (5.8/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	99.3% (official)
• Others	0.7%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	13.2%
• 15 to 64	48%
• 65 or older	38.8%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]	21.75%
Website	www.kivijarvi.fi

Neighbouring municipalities are Kannonkoski, Karstula, Kinnula, Kyyjärvi, Perho and Viitasaari. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The municipal coat of arms of Kivijärvi is inspired by a folktale related to Kivijärvi's church. According to the story, the construction work of the first church building did not progress when all the work done during the day was mysteriously destroyed during the night. In that case, it was decided that the site of the church would be chosen by putting a rooster on the back of the lake to drift on top of the bottom log of the church, and where the rooster would land, the church of parish would be erected there. The coat of arms was designed by Gustaf von Numers and was approved for use on April 18, 1963.[6][7]

Nature

There are all together 89 lakes in Kivijärvi. Biggest lakes are Kivijärvi, Heitjärvi and Heikinjärvi.[8] Salamajärvi National Park is partly located in Kivijärvi.

Surnames

Most common surnames and their frequencies in Kivijärvi as of 2014:[9]

1. Kinnunen (1:18)
2. Kotilainen (1:24)
3. Hakkarainen (1:26)
4. Leppänen (1:26)
5. Kainulainen (1:29)
6. Piispanen (1:33)
7. Paananen (1:38)
8. Hytönen (1:42)
9. Holm (1:44)
10. Puranen (1:46)

Notable people

• Jalmari Haapanen (1882 – 1961)
• Vihtori Vesterinen (1885 – 1958)
• Jussi Raatikainen (1898 – 1978)
• Anna-Liisa Kasurinen (1940 – )
• Zaida Bergroth (1977-)

References

External links

Media related to Kivijärvi at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Kivijärvi – Official website (in Finnish)

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