Heinävesi

Heinävesi (Finnish: [ˈhei̯næˌʋesi]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia[1] region. The municipality has a population of 3,001 (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 2.91 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.5/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.

Heinävesi
Municipality
Heinäveden kunta
Heinävesi kommun
Municipal office of Heinävesi
Coat of arms
Location of Heinävesi in Finland
Coordinates: 62°25.5′N 028°38′E
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]
 • Total3,001
 • Rank213th largest in Finland
 • Density2.91/km2 (7.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish95.4% (official)
 • Swedish0.3%
 • Others4.3%
Population by age
[4]
 • 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

In 2021, Heinävesi had its region reassigned from South Savonia to North Karelia.[5]

The only Orthodox Christian monasteries in Finland, the New Valamo Monastery and the Lintula Holy Trinity Convent, are located in Heinävesi.

Notable people

References
  1. "Government decided on division into regions". Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  2. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  4. "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.
  5. "Maakunnat – Maakunta- ja sote-uudistus - Alueuudistus". Archived from the original on 22 September 2018.

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