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 municipalities are
Juuka,
Kaavi,
Kontiolahti,
Liperi Outokumpu.
The municipality is unilingually
Finnish.
Polvijärvi is established in 1876.
Notable people
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Heikki Soininen
Heikki Soininen (7 January 1891, Polvijärvi – 19 April 1957) was a Finnish
Finnish may refer to:
* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish la ...
(1891–1957)
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Vilho Turunen Vilho Turunen (16 December 1923, Polvijärvi - 8 February 1973) was a Finnish agricultural worker, logger, trade union functionary and politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1958 to 1962. Turunen was at first a member of the S ...
(1923–1973)
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Jouni Kortelainen
Jouni Ensio Kortelainen (born 9 June 1957 in Polvijärvi) is a retired male long-distance runner from Finland. He represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the men's marathon. He set his personal best (2:12:09) in the classic d ...
(born 1957)
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Annikka Mutanen
Annikka Mutanen (born 13 April 1965) is a Finnish judoka. She competed in the women's extra-lightweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1 ...
(born 1965)
References
External links
Municipality of Polvijärvi– Official website
Populated places established in 1876
1876 establishments in Finland
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