Juuka (; sv, Juga) is a
municipality
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of
Finland
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. It is located in the
North Karelia
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region
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. The municipality has a population of ()
and covers an area of of which
is water.
The
population density
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is .
The municipality is unilingually
Finnish.
Geography
Juuka as a whole consists of 20 villages. The large expanse of Juuka consists of:
* Ahmovaara
* Halivaara (Hali)
* Juuka
* Kannas
* Kajoo
* Kuhnusta
* Larinsaari
* Matara
* Nunnanlahti
* Paalasmaa
* Petrovaara
* Pihlajavaara
* Polvela
* Raholanvaara (Rahola)
* Timovaara
* Tuopanjoki
* Vaikko
* Vihtasuo
* Vuokko
The neighboring municipalities of Juuka are
Kuopio
Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cu ...
,
Kaavi,
Kontiolahti,
Lieksa,
Nurmes,
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 ...
and
Rautavaara. The ''former'' neighboring municipalities are the Nurmes rural municipality, which was annexed to Nurmes in 1973, Pielisjärvi, which was also connected to Lieksa in 1973, and Säyneinen, which was annexed to Juankoski in 1971; Juankoski, on the other hand, was connected to Kuopio in 2017.
Etymology
Juuka means a river that flows through a lake
[Matti Puoskari: Puu-Juuan raitilta, , page 8 ''finnish''] The village of Juuka dates back to the 16th century. In the late 19th century, settlements began to settle along the roads and shops were established by the banks of the Lake Pielinen.
The parish of Juuka was initially a prayer room separated from the parts of the parishes of Pielisjärvi and Nurmes, and its own parish from 1873. The present church was completed in the 1850s, but was preceded by two earlier churches.
Juuan Elli
Ellinpäivät is a scenario where in four days different associations, communities and companies arrange events to each day. To get information about these events there is some space booked in a newspaper Vaarojen Sanomat. There is info and a timetable for the events. The board selects the people who are in charge of the scenario. Elli means a person that is the figurehead of the scenario and a new figurehead is chosen every year.
The events can be, for example, concerts, market events, the declaring of a new Elli and a new event called “Juuret Juuassa –ryhmän Rehvit”. The event is basically a car show. Many retro cars and their drivers. It's, for that reason, called a nowadays rally for the elder youngsters.
Notable people
*
Sakari Timonen Sakari "Saku" Timonen (born 18 December 1957 in Juuka, Finland) is a Finnish blogger, known for his "Uuninpankkopoika" blog. In April 2017 Timonen moved from ''Image'' magazine to '' Apu'' magazine as a blogger.
*
Erkki Toivanen
*
Tuula Peltonen
Tuula Irmeli Peltonen (born 4 September 1962 in Juuka) is a Finnish politician and member of Finnish Parliament
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References
External links
Municipality of Juuka– Official website in ''Finnish'' and partly in ''English'' and ''Russian''
Populated places established in 1868
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