Rääkkylä

Rääkkylän kunta

coat of arms	map
Basic data
State :	Finland
Landscape :	North Karelia
Administrative community :	Central Karelia
Geographical location	62 ° 19 ′  N , 29 ° 37 ′  E Coordinates: 62 ° 19 ′  N , 29 ° 37 ′  E
Surface:	699.9 km²
of which land area:	427.70 km²
of which inland waterways:	271.99 km²
Residents :	2,181 (Dec 31, 2018)
Population density :	5.1 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number :	707
Language (s) :	Finnish
Website :	raakkyla.fi

Rääkkylä [ ˈræːkːylæ ] ( Swedish historically Bräkylä ) is a municipality in eastern Finland with 2181 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018). It is in the countryside of North Karelia on the border with Savo .

Rääkkylä is located on a peninsula between the Orivesi and Pyhäselkä lakes , which are part of the Saimaa lake area, around 30 km south of Joensuu . In addition to the parish of Rääkkylä, the municipality includes the villages of Haapasalmi, Jaama, Nieminen, Oravisalo, Rasisalo, Rasivaara, Sintsi, Salokylä-Pötsönlahti and Varpasalo.

The wooden church of Rääkkylä

In Rääkkylä there is a wooden church completed in 1851 . The place is a center of Finnish folk music: Every year in July the festival "Kihaus" takes place. The world music band Värttinä was founded in Rääkkylä.

coat of arms

Description of the coat of arms : In the red shield lies a black, silver, flaming Burgundy cross .

Sons and daughters

• Heikki Hirvonen (1895–1973), sports soldier and Olympic participant
• Esa Pakarinen (1911–1989), folk musician and entertainer
• Pauliina Lerche (* 1974), musician and composer

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 . (PDF; 194 kB)
2. ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018

Web links

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