Kaavi
Kaavi | |
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Municipality | |
| Kaavin kunta Kaavi kommun | |
Sivakkajoki River flows through Kaavi. | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Kaavi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°58.5′N 028°29′E / 62.9750°N 28.483°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | North Savo |
| Sub-region | Northeast Savo |
| Charter | 1875 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Harri Korhonen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 789.59 km2 (304.86 sq mi) |
| • Land | 674.08 km2 (260.26 sq mi) |
| • Water | 115.49 km2 (44.59 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 126th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30) | |
• Total | 2,578 |
| • Rank | 230th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.82/km2 (9.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.5% (official) |
| • Others | 2.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 11.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.2% |
| • 65 or older | 35.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | kaavi |
Kaavi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo region. Kaavi is also a part of historical Karelia. The municipality has a population of 2,578 (30 June 2025) and covers an area of 789.59 square kilometres (304.86 sq mi) of which 115.49 km2 (44.59 sq mi) is water. The population density is 3.82 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.9/sq mi). It is 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Kuopio and 90 kilometres (56 mi) from Joensuu. Neighbouring municipalities are Kuopio, Juuka, Outokumpu, Polvijärvi and Tuusniemi.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.