Kaavi
Kaavi | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Kaavin kunta Kaavi kommun | |
Sivakkajoki River flows through Kaavi. | |
Location of Kaavi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°58.5′N 028°29′E / 62.9750°N 28.483°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Northern Savonia |
| Sub-region | North Eastern Savonia |
| Charter | 1875 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Harri Korhonen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 789.59 km2 (304.86 sq mi) |
| • Land | 674.08 km2 (260.26 sq mi) |
| • Water | 115.49 km2 (44.59 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 126th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 2,592 |
| • Rank | 230th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.85/km2 (10.0/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.5% (official) |
| • Others | 2.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 11.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.2% |
| • 65 or older | 35.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.kaavi.fi |
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Kaavi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region. Kaavi is also a part of historical Karelia. The municipality has a population of 2,592 (31 March 2025) and covers an area of 789.59 square kilometres (304.86 sq mi) of which 115.49 km2 (44.59 sq mi) is water. The population density is 3.85 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.0/sq mi). It is 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Kuopio and 90 kilometres (56 mi) from Joensuu. Neighbouring municipalities are Kuopio, Juuka, Outokumpu, Polvijärvi and Tuusniemi.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.