Rautavaara is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 1,409 (31 August 2024)[3] and covers an area of 1,235.26 square kilometres (476.94 sq mi) of which 84.09 km2 (32.47 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 1.22 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.2/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.[according to whom?]

Rautavaara
Municipality
Rautavaaran kunta
Rautavaara kommun
Savontie road in Rautavaara
Savontie road in Rautavaara
Coat of arms of Rautavaara
Location of Rautavaara in Finland
Location of Rautavaara in Finland
Coordinates: 63°29.7′N 028°18′E / 63.4950°N 28.300°E / 63.4950; 28.300
Country Finland
RegionNorthern Savonia
Sub-regionNorth Eastern Savonia
CharterSeptember 12, 1874[1]
Government
 • Municipal managerMikko Kärnä
Area
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total1,235.26 km2 (476.94 sq mi)
 • Land1,150.63 km2 (444.26 sq mi)
 • Water84.09 km2 (32.47 sq mi)
 • Rank66th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[3]
 • Total1,409
 • Rank279th largest in Finland
 • Density1.22/km2 (3.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish98.5% (official)
 • Others1.5%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1410.1%
 • 15 to 6450.9%
 • 65 or older39.1%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.rautavaara.fi

Tiilikkajärvi National Park is located both in Rautavaara and its neighboring municipality Sotkamo.[7]

History

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The belfry of Rautavaara

The municipality of Rautavaara was founded on 12 September 1874[1] and the parish in 1894.[8]

Villages

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Alakeyritty, Ala-Luosta, Etelä-Keyritty, Halmejärvi, Hiirenjärvi, Kangaslahti, Lehtovaara, Lievisenmäki, Palojärvi, Pirttipuro, Pohjois-Keyritty, Puumala, Rannankylä, Rautavaara, Sierajärvi, Siikajärvi, Tiilikka, Ylä-Luosta.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rautavaara täyttää 140 vuotta". YLE (in Finnish). September 12, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  4. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  5. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Tiilikkajärven kansallispuistossa tehdään kävijätutkimusta". YLE (in Finnish). May 30, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  8. ^ "Rautavaara" (in Finnish). Suomen Sukututkimusseura. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
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