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Juuka

Coordinates: 63°14.5′N 029°15′E / 63.2417°N 29.250°E / 63.2417; 29.250
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Juuka
Juga
Municipality
Juuan kunta
Juga kommun
Juuka Church
Juuka Church
Coat of arms of Juuka
Location of Juuka in Finland
Location of Juuka in Finland
Coordinates: 63°14.5′N 029°15′E / 63.2417°N 29.250°E / 63.2417; 29.250
Country Finland
RegionNorth Karelia
Sub-regionJoensuu
Charter1868
Government
 • Municipal managerMarkus Hirvonen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
1,846.58 km2 (712.97 sq mi)
 • Land1,501.7 km2 (579.8 sq mi)
 • Water344.78 km2 (133.12 sq mi)
 • Rank43rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-10-31)[2]
 • Total
4,158
 • Rank186th largest in Finland
 • Density2.77/km2 (7.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish96.8% (official)
 • Others3.2%
Population by age
 • 0 to 149.7%
 • 15 to 6452.6%
 • 65 or older37.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.juuka.fi

Juuka (Finnish: [ˈjuːkɑ]; Swedish: Juga) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 4,158 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 1,846.58 square kilometres (712.97 sq mi) of which 344.78 km2 (133.12 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.77 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.2/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Geography

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Juuka as a whole consists of 20 villages. The large expanse of Juuka consists of:

  • Ahmovaara
  • Halivaara (Hali)
  • Juuka
  • Kannas
  • Kajoo
  • Kuhnusta
  • Larinsaari
  • Matara
  • Nunnanlahti
  • Paalasmaa
  • Petrovaara
  • Pihlajavaara
  • Polvela
  • Raholanvaara (Rahola)
  • Timovaara
  • Tuopanjoki
  • Vaikko
  • Vihtasuo
  • Vuokko

The neighboring municipalities of Juuka are Kuopio, Kaavi, Kontiolahti, Lieksa, Nurmes, Polvijärvi and Rautavaara. The former neighboring municipalities are the Nurmes rural municipality, which was annexed to Nurmes in 1973, Pielisjärvi, which was also connected to Lieksa in 1973, and Säyneinen, which was annexed to Juankoski in 1971; Juankoski, on the other hand, was connected to Kuopio in 2017.

Etymology

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Juuka means a river that flows through a lake.[5] The village of Juuka dates back to the 16th century. In the late 19th century, settlements began to be settled along the roads and shops were established by the banks of the Lake Pielinen.[citation needed]

The parish of Juuka was initially a prayer room separated from the parts of the parishes of Pielisjärvi and Nurmes and its own parish from 1873. The present church was completed in the 1850s, but was preceded by two earlier churches.[citation needed]

Juuan Elli

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Ellinpäivät is a scenario where in four days different associations, communities, and companies arrange events for each day. To get information about these events there is a notification in the newspaper Vaarojen Sanomat. In the paper there is info and a timetable for the events. The board selects the people in charge of the scenario. Elli refers to the figurehead of the scenario and a new figurehead is chosen every year.[citation needed]

The events can include concerts, market events, the declaring of a new Elli, and a new event called “Juuret Juuassa –ryhmän Rehvit”. Essentially, the event is a car show where many retro cars and their drivers can be found. For that reason, it's often called a rally for older youngsters.[citation needed]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ Matti Puoskari: Puu-Juuan raitilta, ISBN 951-96823-5-X, page 8 finnish
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