Heinävesi Explained

Heinävesi
Official Name:Finnish: Heinäveden kunta
Swedish: Heinävesi kommun
Settlement Type:Municipality
Coordinates:62.425°N 66°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Finland
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:North Karelia[1]
Subdivision Type2:Sub-region
Subdivision Name2:Joensuu sub-region
Leader Title:Municipal manager
Leader Name:Riitta A. Tilus
Established Title:Charter
Established Date:1869
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+02:00
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+03:00
Website:www.heinavesi.fi

Heinävesi (in Finnish ˈhei̯næˌʋesi/) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia[1] region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of NaNHeinävesi}} of which NaNHeinävesi}} is water. The population density is NaNHeinävesi. Neighbouring municipalities are Savonlinna, Varkaus, Leppävirta, Tuusniemi, Outokumpu and Liperi. The city of Joensuu is located northeast of Heinävesi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

In 2021, Heinävesi had its region reassigned from South Savonia to North Karelia.[2]

The only Orthodox Christian monasteries in Finland, the New Valamo Monastery and the Lintula Holy Trinity Convent, are located in Heinävesi.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Government decided on division into regions . 1 Jan 2021.
  2. Web site: Maakunnat – Maakunta- ja sote-uudistus - Alueuudistus. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180922135554/https://alueuudistus.fi/maakunnat2021 . 2018-09-22 .