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Kaavi | |
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Municipality | |
| Kaavin kunta Kaavi kommun | |
.JPG) Sivakkajoki River flows through Kaavi. | |
 Coat of arms | |
 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 [1] |
| Area (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• 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 (2024-10-31)[3] | |
• Total | 2,600 |
| • Rank | 230th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.86/km2 (10.0/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 1.9% |
| 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 |
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 2,600 (31 October 2024)[3] and covers an area of 789.59 square kilometres (304.86 sq mi) of which 115.49 km2 (44.59 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 3.86 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.
- ^ Kunnanjohtaja Harri Korhonen aloittanut 1.9.
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.