Juva Explained

Juva
Official Name:Finnish: Juvan kunta
Swedish: Juva kommun
Settlement Type:Municipality
Coordinates:61.9°N 78°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Finland
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Southern Savonia
Subdivision Type2:Sub-region
Subdivision Name2:Pieksämäki sub-region
Leader Title:Municipal manager
Leader Name:Mervi Simoska
Established Title:Parish
Established Date:1442-01-19
Established Title2:Municipality
Established Date2:1868
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+02:00
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+03:00
Website:www.juva.fi

Juva (Swedish: Juva, also Swedish: Jockas) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Savonia region some North-East of Helsinki. It was founded on 19 January 1442, and is the oldest parish/municipality in Finland whose exact date of birth is known. At the time, it was only the second parish in Eastern Finland, and later, several other parishes were separated from it, such as Sääminki, (present-day Savonlinna), Kuopio, Iisalmi, Pieksämäki, Joroinen, Leppävirta, Siilinjärvi, Lapinlahti and Maaninka. Secular municipal administration was established in 1868.[1]

The municipality has a population of and covers an area of NaNJuva}} of which NaNJuva}} is water. The population density is NaNJuva. It is mainly an agricultural community, but possesses also some industries, wood industries products making Sisuwood/Is-vet Oy and Viitakosken Puu Oy, prefabricated food making Kruununherkku, bakery products making Siiskonen.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Lake Jukajärvi is located near Juva municipality center and Juva is connected to the sea through the Saimaa-Canals in south of Juva located Lake Luonteri which is part areas of Lake Saimaa.

Culture

Juva is known to be the place of origin of the industrial metal band Ruoska.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pitkä historia . 7 April 2009 . Niiranen . Esko . 17 September 2007 . Municipality of Juva . fi .