Heinävesi

Heinävesi
Municipality
Heinäveden kunta
Heinävesi kommun
Municipal office of Heinävesi
Municipal office of Heinävesi
Coat of arms of Heinävesi
Location of Heinävesi in Finland
Location of Heinävesi in Finland
Coordinates: 62°25.5′N 028°38′E / 62.4250°N 28.633°E / 62.4250; 28.633
Country Finland
RegionNorth Karelia[1]
Sub-regionJoensuu sub-region
Charter1869
Government
 • Municipal managerRiitta A. Tilus
Area
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total1,319.58 km2 (509.49 sq mi)
 • Land1,029.96 km2 (397.67 sq mi)
 • Water288.71 km2 (111.47 sq mi)
 • Rank76th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[3]
 • Total3,003
 • Rank213th largest in Finland
 • Density2.92/km2 (7.6/sq mi)
Population by native language
[4]
 • Finnish96.4% (official)
 • Swedish0.3%
 • Others3.3%
Population by age
[5]
 • 0 to 149.9%
 • 15 to 6451%
 • 65 or older39.1%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.heinavesi.fi

Heinävesi (Finnish: [ˈhei̯næˌʋesi]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia[1] region. The municipality has a population of 3,003 (31 December 2023)[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 2.92 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.6/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Savonlinna, Varkaus, Leppävirta, Tuusniemi, Outokumpu and Liperi. The city of Joensuu is located 81 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Heinävesi. 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

Gallery

References

  1. ^ a b "Government decided on division into regions". Retrieved 1 Jan 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Maakunnat – Maakunta- ja sote-uudistus - Alueuudistus". Archived from the original on 2018-09-22.

External links

Media related to Heinävesi at Wikimedia Commons

  • Municipality of Heinävesi – Official website


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