Juuka (; ) is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Finland
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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 ...
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 city in Finland and the regional capital of North Savo. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Kuopio is approximately , while the Kuopio sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the mos ...
,
Kaavi,
Kontiolahti
Kontiolahti (; literally meaning "bear bay") is a municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland. It is located in the North Karelia regions of Finland, region, about north of Joensuu. The municipality has a population of () and covers an ar ...
,
Lieksa,
Nurmes,
Polvijärvi 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 be settled 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 for each day. To get information about these events there is a notification in the newspaper Vaarojen Sanomat. In the paper there is info and a timetable for the events. The board selects the people in charge of the scenario. Elli refers to the figurehead of the scenario and a new figurehead is chosen every year.
The events can include concerts, market events, the declaring of a new Elli, and a new event called “Juuret Juuassa –ryhmän Rehvit”. Essentially, the event is a car show where many retro cars and their drivers can be found. For that reason, it's often called a rally for older youngsters.
Notable people
*
Sakari Timonen
*
Erkki Toivanen
Erkki Matti Toivanen (18 May 1938 – 21 July 2011) was a Finnish journalist and Television presenter, presenter for Yleisradio.
Career
After gaining a master's degree in political history from the University of Helsinki in 1962, Toivanen ...
*
Tuula Peltonen
*
Pia Lamberg, Miss Finland winner of 2011.
*
Heikki Turunen, author living in Juuka.
*
Eino Kettunen, composer. Most notable for
Ievan Polkka.
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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