Polvijärvi (; literally "knee lake") 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

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, Kaavi,

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. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Polvijärvi is established in 1876.

Geography

Polvijärvi is located in North Karelia.

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 42 kilometers away and Joensuu airport is located 34 kilometres away. Polvijärven

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sites include Viklinrimpi, Sisuslahti in Höytiäinen Teerisaari, Saariniemi-Tervalahti and Hanhisuo.

Notable people

* Heikki Soininen (1891–1957) * Vilho Turunen (1923–1973) * Jouni Kortelainen (born 1957) * Annikka Mutanen (born 1965)

References

External links

Municipality of Polvijärvi
– Official website Populated places established in 1876 1876 establishments in Finland {{EasternFinland-geo-stub