Polvijärvi
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Polvijärvi | |
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Municipality | |
Polvijärven kunta Polvijärvi kommun | |
![]() Polvijärvi health centre | |
![]() Location of Polvijärvi in Finland | |
Coordinates: 62°51.3′N 029°22′E / 62.8550°N 29.367°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | North Karelia |
Sub-region | Joensuu |
Charter | 1876 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Pauli Vaittinen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 958.32 km2 (370.01 sq mi) |
• Land | 804.63 km2 (310.67 sq mi) |
• Water | 154.22 km2 (59.54 sq mi) |
• Rank | 98th largest in Finland |
Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,999 |
• Rank | 191st largest in Finland |
• Density | 4.97/km2 (12.9/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98.3% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.1% |
• Others | 1.6% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 13.3% |
• 15 to 64 | 52.8% |
• 65 or older | 33.9% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www.polvijarvi.fi |
Polvijärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpolʋiˌjærʋi]; literally "knee lake") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 3,999 (31 December 2024)[2] and covers an area of 958.32 square kilometres (370.01 sq mi) of which 154.22 km2 (59.54 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.9/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Juuka, Kaavi, Kontiolahti, Liperi, Outokumpu.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Polvijärvi is established in 1876.
Geography
[edit]Polvijärvi is located in North Karelia. Joensuu is located 42 kilometers away and Joensuu airport is located 34 kilometres away.
Polvijärven Natura 2000 sites include Viklinrimpi, Sisuslahti in Höytiäinen Teerisaari, Saariniemi-Tervalahti and Hanhisuo.[5]
Notable people
[edit]- Heikki Soininen (1891–1957)
- Vilho Turunen (1923–1973)
- Jouni Kortelainen (born 1957)
- Annikka Mutanen (born 1965)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Population increased most in Uusimaa in 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 23 January 2025. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Natura 2000 -alueet turvaavat Euroopan luonnon monimuotoisuuden". www.ymparisto.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
External links
[edit] Media related to Polvijärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Polvijärvi – Official website