Kaavi
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].
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.
Location
Kaavi is situated in Lakeland of Eastern Finland.
Distances from the municipal centre of Kaavi
- Kuopio 60 km
- Joensuu 90 km
- Helsinki 450 km
- Petrozavodsk (Russia) 435 km
- Saint Petersburg (Russia) 450 km
The nearest airports
- Kuopio Airport 45 km
- Joensuu Airport 85 km.
The nearest railway stations
- Kuopio 57 km
- Siilinjärvi 57 km
- Viinijärvi 61 km
- Joensuu 93 km
The nearest border crossing point (Finland/Russia)
- Niirala 162 km
Inland waterways
- shipping routes from the Baltic Sea via Saimaa Canal and lake Saimaa up to lake Rikkavesi and lake Kaavinjärvi
- boat harbours in Kaavi, Luikonlahti and Melttusvirta, landing site in Mönkkössaari island
The nearest deep water harbours
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
Diamond exploration in Kaavi
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]
Twin towns
References
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- ^ Helsingin Sanomat newspaper, 14 February 2006
- ^ Suomen kuntien ystävyyskunnat Virossa
External links
Media related to Kaavi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kaavi – Official website
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