Juuka
Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality Juuka (Swedish: Juga) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the North Karelia region. 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].
Neighbouring municipalities are Kuopio, Kaavi, Kontiolahti, Lieksa, Nurmes, Polvijärvi and Rautavaara.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Villages of Juuka
Juuka consists of 20 villages. Those are Ahmovara, Halivaara, the main village, Juuka, Kannas, Kajoo, Kuhnusta, Larinsaari, Matara, Nunnanlahti, Paalasmaa, Petrovaara, Pihlajavaara, Polvela, Raholanvaara, Timovaara, Tuopanjoki, Vaikko, Vihtasuo and Vuokko.
Etymology
Juuka means a river that flows through a lake[3]
Juuan Elli
Ellinpäivät is a scenario where in four days different associations, communities and companies arrange events to each day. To get information about these events there is some space booked in a newspaper Vaarojen Sanomat. There is info and a timetable for the events. The board selects the people who are in charge of the scenario. Elli means a person that is the figurehead of the scenario and a new figurehead is chosen every year.
The events can be, for example, concerts, market events, the declaring of a new Elli and a new event called “Juuret Juuassa –ryhmän Rehvit”. The event is basically a car show. Many retro cars and their drivers. It's, for that reason, called a nowadays rally for the elder youngsters.
People
References
External links
Media related to Juuka at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Juuka – Official website in Finnish and partly in English and Russian
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