Polvijärvi | |
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Municipality | |
| Polvijärven kunta Polvijärvi kommun | |
 Polvijärvi health centre | |
 Coat of arms | |
 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 sub-region |
| Charter | 1876 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Pauli Vaittinen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • 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 (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,064 |
| • Rank | 193rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 5.05/km2 (13.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.3% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 1.6% |
| 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 4,064 (31 December 2023)[5] and covers an area of 958.32 square kilometres (370.01 sq mi) of which 154.22 km2 (59.54 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.05 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.1/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Juuka, Kaavi, Kontiolahti, Liperi, Outokumpu.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Polvijärvi is established in 1876.
Notable people[edit]
- Heikki Soininen (1891–1957)
- Vilho Turunen (1923–1973)
- Jouni Kortelainen (born 1957)
- Annikka Mutanen (born 1965)
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
External links[edit]
Media related to Polvijärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Polvijärvi – Official website
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