Juuka

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Juuka coat of arms Location of Juuka in Finland
Basic data
State : FinlandFinland Finland
Landscape : North Karelia
Administrative community : Joensuu
Geographical location 63 ° 14 ′  N , 29 ° 15 ′  E Coordinates: 63 ° 14 ′  N , 29 ° 15 ′  E
Surface: 1,846.65 km²
of which land area: 1,501.86 km²
of which inland waterways: 344.79 km²
Residents : 4,709 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density : 3.1 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number : 176
Language (s) : Finnish
Website : www.juuka.fi

Juuka [ ˈjuːkɑ ] ( Swedish historical Juga ) is a municipality in eastern Finland with 4709 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018). It is located in the North Karelia landscape on the west bank of Lake Pielinen . The closest cities are Nurmes approx. 35 km in the north, Lieksa approx. 40 km in the east on the other side of the Pielinen and Joensuu approx. 75 km in the south.

In Kirchdorf of Juuka about 3200 people live. Juuka is one of the few places in Eastern Finland where the old wooden buildings have been preserved. The old center of the church village is called Puu-Juuka ("Wooden Juuka") and, with its wooden houses, some of which are over 100 years old, is a culturally and historically valuable ensemble. The landscape of Juuka is characterized by hills ( vaara ) and the Pielinen lake. The Paalasmaa archipelago, the highest point of which rises almost 130 meters above the surrounding Pielinen, is located in the municipality of Juuka.

The quarrying of soapstone , a soft rock from which, among other things, elements for furnace construction are made, near Nunnanlahti in Juuka, is the municipality's most important industry. The soapstone industry employs a total of 550 people. There is a soapstone museum in Nunnanlahti.

Web links

Commons : Juuka  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 . (PDF; 199 kB)
  2. ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018

  • Juuka Church

  • Wooden houses in Puu-Juuka