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Revision as of 06:28, 30 November 2017
Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality Kaavi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. Kaavi is also a part of historical Karelia. The municipality has a population of Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality/population count (Error: Invalid time.)[1] and covers an area of [convert: invalid number] of which [convert: invalid number] is water.[2] The population density is [convert: invalid number]. There is 60 km to Kuopio and 90 km to Joensuu. Neighbouring municipalities are Kuopio, Juuka, Outokumpu, Polvijärvi and Tuusniemi.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Origin of the name
In language of Sami (also spelled Sámi or Saami) the word kaavi means a boat harbour.
Nature
Lakes and rivers
There is 261 lakes, example Rikkavesi, Kaavinjärvi, Saarijärvi, Rauvanjärvi and Sivakkajärvi. Rivers, example Rauvanjoki, Sivakkajoki, Syrjäjoki and Vaikkojoki.
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Swamps
86 swamps covers about 8% about municipalitys area. Swamps shape is typically small, narrow and broken because those have formed betveen hills.
Bedrock
At Kaavi's bedrock have been founded many minerals, example copper, zinc and cobalt.
The Finnish-Australian mining company Malmikaivos Oy found diamonds from bedrock of Kaavi in 1990's.[3] One of the stones from the kimberilite of Kaavi (Lahtojoki deposit) has record high amount of diamonds.[4]
Under planning is to establish first diamondmine in Europe.
Sights and activities
- Telkkämäki Nature Reserve (Heritage Farm)
- Juutila Foundry Museum (the only sand casting museum in the Nordic countries, foundry since 1881)
- Maarianrinteet Ski Centre
- Vaikkojoki River; shooting the rapids, fishing, hiking, canoeing
- Kaavi Blues Festival in June
- summertheatres in Luikonlahti and Maarianvaara
- Kaavi Church
- Orthodox Chapel in Luikonlahti
Twin towns
People
- Isto Hiltunen, musician
- Matti Koivunen, ice hockey player
- Seppo Kononen, journalist, had award 2011 (Suomen kuvalehti)
- Hugo Niskanen, runner
- Mira Salo, Miss Finland
References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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total_areawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Diamond rush expected in Finnish Karelia
- ^ Helsingin Sanomat newspaper, 14 February 2006
- ^ Suomen kuntien ystävyyskunnat Virossa
Further reading
External links
Media related to Kaavi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kaavi – Official website
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