Heinävesi | |
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Municipality | |
| Heinäveden kunta Heinävesi kommun | |
) Coat of arms | |
) Location of Heinävesi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°25.5′N 028°38′E / 62.4250°N 28.633°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Karelia[1] |
| Sub-region | Joensuu sub-region |
| Charter | 1869 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Riitta A. Tilus |
| Area (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,319.58 km2 (509.49 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,030.28 km2 (397.79 sq mi) |
| • Water | 288.71 km2 (111.47 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 76th largest in Finland |
| Population (2020-12-31)[3] | |
| • Total | 3,195 |
| • Rank | 212th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.1% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 0.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 12.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 59.7% |
| • 65 or older | 27.9% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[6] | 20.5% |
| Website | www.heinavesi.fi |
Heinävesi (Finnish: [ˈhe̞i̯næˌʋe̞s̠i]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia[1] region. The municipality has a population of 3,195 (31 December 2020)[3] and covers an area of 1,319.58 square kilometres (509.49 sq mi) of which 288.71 km2 (111.47 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 3.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.0/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Savonlinna, Varkaus, Leppävirta, Tuusniemi, Outokumpu and Liperi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
In 2021, Heinävesi had its region reassigned from South Savonia to North Karelia.[7]
The only Orthodox Christian monasteries in Finland, the New Valamo Monastery and the Lintula Holy Trinity Convent, are located in Heinävesi.
Notable people
- Tuomas Gerdt, last living Knight of the Mannerheim Cross
- Onni Happonen, politician and murder victim
- Kuikka-Koponen (real name Abel Koponen), illusionist and magician
Gallery
The Lutheran church
Wintertime New Valamo monastery main church
Lake Kermajärvi from 100 metres above
Karvio Canal
Lintula Holy Trinity Convent church
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References
- ^ a b "Government decided on division into regions". Retrieved 1 Jan 2021.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Joulukuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ https://alueuudistus.fi/maakunnat2021
External links
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Media related to Heinävesi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Heinävesi – Official website