Kaavi

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Kaavi coat of arms Location of Kaavi in ​​Finland
Basic data
State : FinlandFinland Finland
Landscape : North Savo
Administrative community : Northeast Savo
Geographical location 62 ° 59 ′  N , 28 ° 30 ′  E Coordinates: 62 ° 59 ′  N , 28 ° 30 ′  E
Surface: 789.67 km²
of which land area: 674.17 km²
of which inland waterways: 115.50 km²
Residents : 2,990 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density : 4.4 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number : 204
Language (s) : Finnish
Website : kaavi.fi
Kaavi is located in the North Savo region

Kaavi [ ˈkɑːvi ] is a municipality with 2990 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018) in eastern Finland . It is located around 60 kilometers northeast of the city of Kuopio in the Savo countryside .

local community

In addition to the eponymous capital Kaavi, it includes the villages Hirvisaari, Karsikkovaara, Kellolahti, Rasimäki, Kortteinen, Kortteiskylä, Luikonlahti, Maarianvaara, Mäntyjärvi, Niinivaara, Onnivaara, Retunen, Rovevaara, Sivakkavaara, Suovaara, Syrjkalahvaara.

politics

Municipal council

The strongest political force in Kaavi is the peasant-liberal Center Party . In the 2017 local elections, she received more than a third of the votes despite losses. In the local council, the highest decision-making body in local affairs, it has six of 17 members of parliament. The country's two other major parties, the Social Democrats and the National Assembly Party , each with two seats on the local council, play a smaller role than in other regions of Finland. The right-wing populist True Finns with three and the Green Bund and Christian Democrats each with one seat are also represented in the local council . The electoral association Rakentava Kaavi, which first appeared in 2017, has two seats.

Composition of the municipal council since 2017
Political party Election result 2017 Seats
Center Party 33.5% (−5.4) 6 (−3)
True Finns 14.8% (−7.4) 5 (−2)
Social democrats 13.4% (−6.6) 2 (−2)
Rakentava Kaavi 13.1% (+13.1) 2 (+2)
National rally party 11.0% (+0.9) 2 (± 0)
Christian Democrats 7.2% (+3.2) 1 (+1)
Green covenant 7.1% (+7.1) 1 (+1)

coat of arms

Description of the coat of arms : The coat of arms shows a right, silver wave tip in red .

Kaavi is Sami and means “small harbor for boats”.

economy

In Luikolahti copper was mined from 1968 to 1983, after the mine was closed the site was the location of a talc plant of the company Mondo Minerals Oy, a subsidiary of the Swiss Omya group, which was also closed in 2006. The main branch of the economy is still the metalworking industry.

In the 1990s, diamonds were found in the bedrock in Kaavi.

tourism

Telkkämäki slash and burn area and traditional farm in Kaavi

Kaavi is 45 km from Kuopio Airport and 85 km from Joensuu Airport.

Tourism is becoming increasingly important; In summer the Vaikkojoki river attracts canoeists and anglers, in winter the main attraction is the Maarianrinteet ski resort.

There are marked shipping routes for boaters from Lake Saimaa to the guest boat ports in Luikonlahti and Kaavi.

Worth seeing

  • Telkkämäki slash and burn area and traditional farm
  • Summer theater in Luikonlahti and Maarianvaara
  • Juutila Foundry Museum (foundry since 1881)
  • Spring and Autumn Market
  • Kaavi Blues Festival in June

Town twinning

Web links

Commons : Kaavi  - 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
  3. ↑ Finnish Ministry of Justice: Result of the 2017 local elections
  4. ↑ http://visitlakeland.fi/de/region-kuopio/kaavi/
  5. ↑ Kuntien Suomen ystävyyskunnat Virossa