Heinävesi

Heinävesi (Finnish: [ˈhei̯næˌʋesi]; lit. 'hay water') is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia^[1] region. The municipality has a population of 2,888 (31 December 2025)^[3] and covers an area of 1,319.58 square kilometres (509.49 sq mi) of which 288.71 km² (111.47 sq mi) is water.^[2] The population density is 2.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.3/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Savonlinna, Varkaus, Leppävirta, Tuusniemi, Outokumpu and Liperi. The city of Joensuu is located 81 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of Heinävesi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Country Finland

Charter1869

TimezoneUTC+02:00 (EET)

Websitewww.heinavesi.fi

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Heinävesi
Municipality
Heinäveden kunta Heinävesi kommun
Municipal office of Heinävesi
Coat of arms
Location of Heinävesi in Finland
Interactive map of Heinävesi
Coordinates: 62°25.5′N 028°38′E
Country	Finland
Region	North Karelia[1]
Sub-region	Joensuu
Charter	1869
Government
• Municipal manager	Riitta A. Tilus
Area  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	1,319.58 km2 (509.49 sq mi)
• Land	1,029.96 km2 (397.67 sq mi)
• Water	288.71 km2 (111.47 sq mi)
• Rank	76th largest in Finland
Population  (2025-12-31)[3]
• Total	2,888
• Rank	217th largest in Finland
• Density	2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	94.7% (official)
• Others	5.3%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	9.9%
• 15 to 64	51%
• 65 or older	39.1%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.heinavesi.fi

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In 2021, Heinävesi had its region reassigned from South Savo to North Karelia.^[5]

The only Orthodox Christian monasteries in Finland, the New Valamo Monastery and the Lintula Holy Trinity Convent, are located in Heinävesi.