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Heinävesi
Municipality in North Karelia, Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Heinävesi (Finnish: [ˈhei̯næˌʋesi]; lit. 'hay water') is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia[1] region. The municipality has a population of 2,916 (31 March 2025)[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 2.83 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.3/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.
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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.
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Notable people
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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
- Minja Koskela, politician, musician and author[6]
- Father Akaki, oldest living Finn at the time of his death
Gallery
Lintula Holy Trinity Convent church
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