Polvijärvi
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 | Finland |
| Region | North Karelia |
| Sub-region | Joensuu |
| Charter | 1876 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Pauli Vaittinen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• 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 (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 3,979 |
| • Rank | 192nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.95/km2 (12.8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.5% (official) |
| • Others | 1.5% |
| 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 3,979 (31 March 2025) and covers an area of 958.32 square kilometres (370.01 sq mi) of which 154.22 km2 (59.54 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.95 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.8/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Juuka, Kaavi, Kontiolahti, Liperi, Outokumpu.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Polvijärvi is established in 1876.