Kaavi

Kaavi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo region. Kaavi is also a part of historical Karelia. The municipality has a population of 2,578 (30 June 2025)^[3] and covers an area of 789.59 square kilometres (304.86 sq mi) of which 115.49 km² (44.59 sq mi) is water.^[2] The population density is 3.82 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.9/sq mi). It is 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Kuopio and 90 kilometres (56 mi) from Joensuu. Neighbouring municipalities are Kuopio, Juuka, Outokumpu, Polvijärvi and Tuusniemi.

Country Finland

Charter1875

Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)

Websitekaavi.fi

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Kaavi
Municipality
Kaavin kunta Kaavi kommun
Sivakkajoki River flows through Kaavi.
Coat of arms
Location of Kaavi in Finland
Coordinates: 62°58.5′N 028°29′E
Country	Finland
Region	North Savo
Sub-region	Northeast Savo
Charter	1875
Government
• Municipal manager	Harri Korhonen [1]
Area  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	789.59 km2 (304.86 sq mi)
• Land	674.08 km2 (260.26 sq mi)
• Water	115.49 km2 (44.59 sq mi)
• Rank	126th largest in Finland
Population  (2025-06-30)[3]
• Total	2,578
• Rank	230th largest in Finland
• Density	3.82/km2 (9.9/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	97.5% (official)
• Others	2.5%
Population by age [4]
• 0 to 14	11.1%
• 15 to 64	53.2%
• 65 or older	35.7%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	kaavi.fi

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The municipality is unilingually Finnish.