Kiihtelysvaara is a former municipality of Finland. On 1 January 2005 it was consolidated, together with Tuupovaara, with the city of Joensuu.

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Coat of arms of Kiihtelysvaara

It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality had a population of 2,681 (2003) and covered an area of 530.85 km2 of which 43.76 is water. The population density was 5.1 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality was unilingually Finnish.

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