Polvijärvi

Polvijärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpolʋiˌjærʋi]; literally "knee lake") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 3,942 (31 December 2025)^[2] and covers an area of 958.32 square kilometres (370.01 sq mi) of which 154.22 km² (59.54 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 4.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (13/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Juuka, Kaavi, Kontiolahti, Liperi, Outokumpu.

Country Finland

Charter1876

TimezoneUTC+02:00 (EET)

Websitewww.polvijarvi.fi

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Polvijärvi
Municipality
Polvijärven kunta Polvijärvi kommun
Polvijärvi health centre
Coat of arms
Location of Polvijärvi in Finland
Interactive map of Polvijärvi
Coordinates: 62°51.3′N 029°22′E
Country	Finland
Region	North Karelia
Sub-region	Joensuu
Charter	1876
Government
• Municipal manager	Mervi Pääkkö
Area  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	958.32 km2 (370.01 sq mi)
• Land	804.63 km2 (310.67 sq mi)
• Water	154.22 km2 (59.54 sq mi)
• Rank	98th largest in Finland
Population  (2025-12-31)[2]
• Total	3,942
• Rank	192nd largest in Finland
• Density	4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Population by native language [2]
• Finnish	98.3% (official)
• Others	1.7%
Population by age [3]
• 0 to 14	13.3%
• 15 to 64	52.8%
• 65 or older	33.9%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.polvijarvi.fi

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The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Polvijärvi is established in 1876.