Liperi ( sv, Libelits) is a

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. It is located in the North Karelia

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. Liperi is a community of () with the growth rate of 83 newcomers in 11 months in 2007. The

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is . The municipality covers an area of of which is water. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Neighbouring municipalities of Liperi are

Heinävesi Heinävesi () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Savonlinna, Varka ...

Joensuu Joensuu (; krl, Jovensuu; ) is a city and municipality in North Karelia, Finland, located on the northern shore of Lake Pyhäselkä (northern part of Lake Saimaa) at the mouth of the Pielinen River (''Pielisjoki''). It was founded in 1848. Th ...

, Kontiolahti,

Outokumpu Outokumpu Oyj is a group of international companies headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, employing 10,600 employees in more than 30 countries. Outokumpu is the largest producer of stainless steel in Europe and the second largest producer in the A ...

Polvijärvi Polvijärvi (; literally "knee lake") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipaliti ...

Pyhäselkä Pyhäselkä is a former municipality of Finland, now part of Joensuu. It seat was located in ''Hammaslahti''. Pyhäselkä is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality had a population ...

Rääkkylä Rääkkylä (; Swedish also ) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of (), which make it the smallest municipality in North Karelia ...

and

Savonlinna Savonlinna (, , ; sv, Nyslott, lit=New Castle) is a town and a municipality of inhabitants in the southeast of Finland, in the heart of the Saimaa lake region, which is why the city is also nicknamed the "Capital of Saimaa". Together with Mikkel ...

. The municipality of Liperi has increased in population for several years, as a side effect of the attraction of the nearby city of

. Liperi is among the fastest growing municipalities in Northern Karelia. Especially the areas of Ylämylly, Honkalampi and Jyrinkylä, situated close to each other. The Finnish

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Eero Reijonen Eero is an Estonian and Finnish masculine given name (pronounced: /e:ro/). Notable people with the name include: * Eero Aarnio (born 1932), Finnish interior designer * Eero Aho (born 1968), Finnish actor * Eero Akaan-Penttilä (born 1943), F ...

lives in Liperi. The highest recorded natural temperature in Finland, 37.2 °C (99.0 °F), was measured at

Joensuu Airport Joensuu Airport is an airport in Liperi, Finland, about northwest of the city centre of Joensuu. History The airport was established in 1937. Airlines and destinations Statistics Weather station The Finnish Meteorological Institute has a ...

in Liperi on July 29, 2010. In July 2021, Saariston Puoti, a resting place on the shores of Lake Ruokosalmi in Liperi, was chosen as the best rest stop in Finland.

Church village

The view of the church village of Liperi is dominated by the stout red brick church of Liperi, which was built from 1854 to 1858. The old wooden municipality house is among the oldest buildings in the region, and discussions about its protection have been ongoing since the 1990s. The centre of the church village was changed outwardly, when a bypassing highway connection was started in summer 2007. In the process, the place of the summer market moved to the yard of the Liperi stage for one summer.

Villages

Villages in Liperi include Härkinvaara, Kaatamo, Korpivaara, Mattisenlahti,

Risti Risti may refer to: *Risti, Nepal, village development committee in Tanahu District, Gandaki Zone, Nepal *Risti, Estonia, small borough in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, Estonia **Risti Parish, former municipality in Estonia *Risti, Hiiu Cou ...

, Roukalahti, Salokylä, Tutjunniemi, Vaivio,

Viinijärvi Viinijärvi is a lake in Northern Karelia region in Finland and the 36th largest lake in Finland. It is connected to the Vuoksi main catchment area. The municipalities of Polvijärvi, Outokumpu and Liperi are in the area.Ylämylly.

Municipality join plans

In November 2006, Liperi and

announced their plan to discuss a municipality join. On 13 November 2006, the municipal council of Liperi decided, with votes 24 to 11, to only discuss a municipality join with Outokumpu, not with other municipalities. The municipalities already have a common director of social and health services. On 19 June 2007, the municipality council decided not to pursue the municipality join with the city of Outokumpu.

Schools

Liperi gymnasium

The Liperi gymnasium operates in the Liperi municipal centre at a distance of from Joensuu. The gymnasium and classes 5 to 9 of the Liperi school form an employment community for about 700 people. On 15 December 2006, the education board of Liperi decided to propose the discontinuation of the Liperi gymnasium. The number of students in the Liperi gymnasium had declined throughout the entire 2000s (decade). In a poll conducted in autumn 2006, only two 9th class students in Liperi announced they were applying for their own municipality's gymnasium, 50 announced they were applying for gymnasia elsewhere. On 18 December 2006, the municipal council decided that from autumn 2007 onwards, the gymnasium shall no longer accept new students. During the school year 2007–2008, there were 66 students studying in the second and third classes of the gymnasium.

Other schools

Other schools in Liperi include schools in Ylämylly, Viinijärvi, Käsämä and Mattisenlahti.

Parishes

The Evangelical Lutheran parish of Liperi covers the whole area of the municipality after the parish of Viinijärvi was annexed to it in 1995. Liperi ort kirkko

Viinijärvi is the centre of the Taipale

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parish, the parish reaches to Polvijärvi and Outokumpu. The current church of Taipale was built in 1906.

Cottage activity

The first cottage activity society in Northern Karelia was founded in Liperi in 2004. The society is a bond between the summer cottage inhabitants, and can make initiatives and suggestions to the municipal council. Every spring, the council sends a letter to the summer cottage inhabitants, containing general information about the municipality and instructions on how to propose representatives. Later, a list of representatives and cottage-specific vote ballots are posted. The municipality also organises common shore fishing and summer theatre nights for the summer cottage inhabitants. There are about 3000 summer cottages in Liperi.

Traffic

Liperi used to have three

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. The ferry in Käsämä was replaced with a

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in 1988 and the Onkisalmi ferry in 1974. Only the Arvinsalmi ferry between Liperi and Rääkkylä remains. The

is located in Liperi. The

Viinijärvi railway station Viinijärvi is a lake in Northern Karelia region in Finland and the 36th largest lake in Finland. It is connected to the Vuoksi main catchment area. The municipalities of Polvijärvi, Outokumpu and Liperi Liperi ( sv, Libelits) is a municipali ...

has regional train connections to Joensuu and Pieksämäki. The nearest railway station in the western parts is the Vihtari railway station.

Culture

Famous culture people from Liperi

Aino von Boehm Aino may refer to: * Aino (given name), a first name in Finland and Estonia * Ainu people (sometimes called ''Aino''), an ethnic group of northern Japan * Ainu language (also sometimes called ''Aino''), the language of the Ainu people * Aino, Naga ...

(née Zitting), painter *

Bengt Broms Bengt may refer to: People In arts, entertainment and media Actors * Bengt Djurberg (1898–1941), Swedish actor and singer * Bengt Ekerot (1920–1971), Swedish actor and director * Bengt Eklund (1925–1998), Swedish actor * Bengt Logardt (1914 ...

, professor, curator of Galleria Broms * Bynolf Enwald, director of education, founder of the Enwald home museum *

Anders Josef Europaeus Anders Josef Europaeus (21 November 1797 – 24 May 1870) was a Finnish priest and vicar. Europaeus studied in Turku where he was influenced by the early Fennoman movement. Following his appointment as vicar in Liperi in 1832, he developed a f ...

, priest, Doctor of Theology, member of the diet *

Lauri Holopainen Lauri may refer to: * Lauri (given name), including a list of people with the name * Lauri (surname), including a list of people with the name * Lauri, Põlva County, a village in Estonia * Lauri, Rapla County, a village in Estonia * Lauri, V� ...

, writer *

Kaarle Hyttinen Kaarle is a Finnish masculine given name that is a form of Charles. Notable people with this name include the following: *Kaarle Knuutila (1868 - 1949), Finnish politician *Kaarle Krohn (1863 – 1933), Finnish folklorist *Kaarle Leivonen (1886 � ...

, writer *

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, sculptor *

Anu Kaipainen Anu Kaipainen ( Mustonen; 14 March 1933 — 29 September 2009) was a prolific Finnish writer and literary critic. Early life and education Aune ("Anu") Helinä Mustonen was born in Muolaa, Karelia, to the school principal Johan Emil Mustonen a ...

, writer, worked as a Finnish language teacher in Viinijärvi *

Olli Karjalainen Olli is a Dutch children's book character and a stuffed toy. The character Olli was created in 2004 by Dutch designer and film director Hein Mevissen and writer Diederiekje Bok as a character for a bottled mineral water. Olli was one of the ma ...

, national poet *

Ilmari Kivinen Ilmari is a Finnish male given name. It is a short form of Ilmarinen, a mythological smith in the Kalevala. Notable people with the name include: *Ilmari Aalto (1891–1934), Finnish painter *Ilmari Auer (1879–1965), Finnish politician * Ilmari ...

(Tiitus), writer (1883–1940). His memorial stone (

Veikko Jalava Veikko is a male Finnish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Veikko Aaltonen (born 1955), Finnish director, editor, sound editor, and production manager * Veikko Asikainen (1918–2002), Finnish footballer * Veikko Ennala (1922-19 ...

1962) is located in Viinijärvi. *

Jouko Lehtonen Jouko is a masculine Finnish given name and may refer to: *Jouko Ahola (born 1970), Finnish strongman, powerlifter and actor * Jouko Grip (born 1949), Finnish paralympic athlete *Jouko Halmekoski (born 1937), Finnish writer * Jouko Hassi (born 1959 ...

, writer, former artist of the province *

Erkki Räsänen Erkki is a Finnish and Estonian given name (derived from Erik). Notable people with the name include: * Erkki Aadli (born 1974), Estonian orienteer * Erkki Aaltonen (1910–1990), Finnish composer * Erkki Ala-Könni (1911– 1996), Finnish et ...

, tango dancer *

Wimme Saari Wimme Saari (also known as just Wimme, b. 1959, Kelottijärvi, Enontekiö) is a Finnish Sami yoiker. Wimme Saari combines traditional Sami singing with his own improvisations, usually to a techno-ambient accompaniment by members of Finnish electr ...

, Sápmi artist * Marja-Leena Tiainen, writer, receiver of the

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in 2007 *

Hannu Virolainen Hannu, Hennu or Henenu was an Egyptian noble, serving as ''m-r-pr'' "majordomo" to Mentuhotep III in the 20th century BC. He reportedly re-opened the trade routes to Punt and Libya for the Middle Kingdom of Egypt. He was buried in a tomb in De ...

, actor, director *

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, actor

Summer theatres

There are three summer theatres in Liperi: the Roukalahti summer theatre at the village's cultural house, the Risti summer theatre in the village of Risti, and the Liperi summer theatre at the Liperi stage.

Dance

The Liperi stage in the church village holds dance contests: it held the

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Finnish championships in June 2007.

Sports

The sports centre in Liperi is Pärnävaara, which is the largest ski contest centre in Northern Karelia. Pärnävaara has hosted the Jukola relay orienteering contest in 2000. Viinijärven Urheilijat rose to the women's

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league in 2007, when the number of teams was raised to 12. ViU got second place in Ykköspesis, the decision of series increase was made in November. ViU has also won a championship in

league.

Sports societies in Liperi

Honkalampi-Ylämylly sport club, Karjalan Kopse (riding), Karjalan Käki, Kivekkäät, Leppälahden Uskallus, Liperin Avantouimarit, Liperi Ski Club, Liperin Kelo, Liperin Kiekko (icehockey), Liperi Women Gymnasts, Liperi Riders, Liperin Taimi, Sulkaman Kipinä, Vaivion Tarmo, Viinijärvi Women Gymnasts, Viinijärvi Sports Club, Ylämyllyn Tennis, Ylämyllyn Yllätys (football), Liperi Volley.

Famous sportspeople

* Ski brothers Martti and

Tauno Lappalainen Tauno Mikko Lappalainen (10 March 1898 – 25 January 1973) was a Finnish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He was born and died in Liperi. Lappalainen won three medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Cha ...

. Their memorial stone (

, 1967) is located in the church village. They represented Liperin Kivekkäät. *

Kari Lehtola Kari Sulevi Lehtola (18 November 1938 – 1 September 2019) was a Finnish lawyer, who became known as a major accident investigator and head of the Finnish Safety Investigation Authority. Career Lehtola was born in Helsinki. At the beginning ...

, volleyball player. * Multiple

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winner

Yrjö Pesonen Antti Yrjö Pesonen (27 December 1888, Kauhava – 2 March 1966) was a Finnish farmer, journalist, insurance executive and politician. He served as a Member of the Parliament of Finland from 1919 to 1922, representing the Agrarian League. Refer ...

represented Liperin Taimi in his career. He scored 7 Finnish Championships from 1992 to 2006.Yrjö Pesonen at tilastopaja.org
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Pirjo Vihonen Pirjo is a Finnish female given name. Its nameday is celebrated on 7 October. It began to be used in the 1920s, and it reached its peak of popularity in the 1940s and 1950s. As of 2013 there are 34,650 women with this name in Finland. Origin an ...

(née Ståhlberg), endurance runner. She represented Leppälahden Uskallus and Joensuun Kataja.

Literature

* Pekka Pakarinen: ''Suur-Liperistä leipäpitäjäksi: Liperin historia'', 2006 * ''Tutju – kylä Saimaan latvavesillä'', village history, 2002

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Liperi is twinned with: *

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References

External links

Municipality of Liperi
– Official website
Liperi gymnasium
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