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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 / 62.4250°N 28.633°E / 62.4250; 28.633
Country	Finland
Region	North Karelia[1]
Sub-region	Joensuu sub-region
Charter	1869
Government
• Municipal manager	Riitta A. Tilus
Area  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	1,319.58 km2 (509.49 sq mi)
• Land	1,029.96 km2 (397.67 sq mi)
• Water	288.71 km2 (111.47 sq mi)
• Rank	76th largest in Finland
Population  (2023-12-31)[3]
• Total	3,001
• Rank	213th largest in Finland
• Density	2.91/km2 (7.5/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	95.4% (official)
• Swedish	0.3%
• Others	4.3%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	9.9%
• 15 to 64	51%
• 65 or older	39.1%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.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 3,001 (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.

In 2021, Heinävesi had its region reassigned from South Savonia to North Karelia.^[6]

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

Notable peopleedit

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• Tuomas Gerdt, last living Knight of the Mannerheim Cross
• Onni Happonen, politician and murder victim
• Kuikka-Koponen (real name Abel Koponen), illusionist and magician

Galleryedit

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  New Valamo Monastery
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  Varistaipale canal
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  Lake Kermajärvi
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  Lintula Holy Trinity Convent church

Referencesedit

External linksedit

Media related to Heinävesi at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Heinävesi – Official website

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