Heinävesi (; ) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

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. It is located in the

North Karelia North Karelia (or ''Northern Karelia'', ; ) is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of Kainuu, North Savo, South Savo and South Karelia, as well as Russia's Republic of Karelia. It is the easternmost region of Finland and share ...

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. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The

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is . Neighbouring municipalities are

Savonlinna Savonlinna (, , ; ) is a town in Finland, located in the eastern interior of the country. It lies in the Finnish Lakeland, the South Savo region. The population of Savonlinna is approximately , while the Savonlinna sub-region, sub-region has a pop ...

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Leppävirta Leppävirta () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region, south of Kuopio along the Finnish national road 5. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population den ...

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and

Liperi Liperi () is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia regions of Finland, region. Liperi is a community of () with the growth rate of 83 newcomers in 11 months in 2007. The population density is . T ...

. The city of

Joensuu Joensuu (; ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Karelia. It is located in the eastern interior of the country and in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Joensuu is approximately , while the sub-region has a population ...

is located northeast of Heinävesi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. In 2021, Heinävesi had its region reassigned from

South Savonia South Savo (or Southern Savonia; ; ) is a region in the south-east of Finland. It borders the regions of North Savo, North Karelia, South Karelia, Kymenlaakso, Päijät-Häme, and Central Finland. The total area of South Savo is 18,768.33 ...

to North Karelia. The only Orthodox Christian monasteries in Finland, the

New Valamo New Valamo or New Valaam (, or more informally, especially in the postal address: ''Uusi-Valamo'', , ) is an Orthodox monastery in Heinävesi, Finland. The monastery was established in its present location in 1940. However, the tradition of the ...

Monastery and the

Lintula Holy Trinity Convent Lintula Holy Trinity Convent or Lintula Convent ( or ; ) is a small Eastern Orthodox, Orthodox Christian convent located in Palokki, Heinävesi, Finland, close to the New Valamo Monastery. The current leader of the monastery is Abbess Ksenia. The ...

, are located in Heinävesi.

Notable people

Tuomas Gerdt Kaiho Tuomas Albin Gerdt (28 May 1922 – 1 November 2020) was a Finnish soldier and Knight of the Mannerheim Cross, numbered #95. He was born in Heinävesi. Gerdt, serving as a junior runner officer in the infantry regiment 7, was awarded the Ma ...

, last living Knight of the

Mannerheim Cross The Mannerheim Cross (, ), officially Mannerheim Cross of the Cross of Liberty (, ) is the most distinguished Finnish military honour. A total of 191 people received the cross between 22 July 1941 and 7 May 1945, with six of the recipients receiv ...

Onni Happonen Onni Happonen (21 May 1898 – 1 September 1930) was a Finnish politician representing the Social Democratic Party of Finland. He was kidnapped and murdered by the fascist Lapua Movement. Happonen was born in Pölläkkä, Heinävesi, Souther ...

, politician and murder victim *

Kuikka-Koponen Kuikka-Koponen (born Abel Koponen; December 1, 1833 in Heinävesi – December 12, 1890) was an illusionist and magician in folklore from Savo in Finland. He was a hypnotist and escapologist. Selected works * Marjut Hjelt (toim.): ''Kuikka-K ...

(real name Abel Koponen), illusionist and magician *

Minja Koskela Minja Koskela (born 1987) is a Finnish musician, author, politician, member of the Parliament of Finland, the national legislature, and chair of the Left Alliance. She has represented Helsinki since April 2023 as member of the Left Alliance. ...

, politician, musician and author *

Father Akaki Andrei Kuznetsov (27 October 1873 – 30 January 1984, Heinävesi, North Karelia, Finland), commonly known as Father Akaki, was a Russian Orthodox monk who died as the oldest person of Nordic countries and Finland's oldest man ever before Aarne ...

, oldest living Finn at the time of his death

Gallery

Image:New Valamo monastery main church, summer.jpg,

New Valamo Monastery New Valamo or New Valaam (, or more informally, especially in the postal address: ''Uusi-Valamo'', , ) is an Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox monastery in Heinävesi, Finland. The monastery was established in its present location in 1940. Howev ...

Image:Varistaipaleen kanava.jpg,

Varistaipale canal Varistaipale canal () is a Finnish canal in Heinävesi. It is another of the canals which connects Juojärvi to Varisvesi. The canal is a part of Heinävesi route ( Heinäveden reitti), a route with six canals: Kerma, Vihovuonne, Pilppa, ...

Image:Lake Kermajärvi from Pääskyvuori.jpg, Lake Kermajärvi Image:Lintula Convent 2.jpg,

church

References

External links

Municipality of Heinävesi
– Official website 1869 establishments in Finland Grand Duchy of Finland {{EasternFinland-geo-stub