Rautavaara
Municipality in North Savo, Finland
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Rautavaara is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo region. The municipality has a population of 1,398 (31 December 2025)[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 1.21 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.1/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.[according to whom?]
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Rautavaara | |
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Municipality | |
| Rautavaaran kunta Rautavaara kommun | |
Savontie road in Rautavaara | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Rautavaara in Finland | |
 Interactive map of Rautavaara | |
| Coordinates: 63°29.7′N 028°18′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Savo |
| Sub-region | Northeast Savo |
| Charter | September 12, 1874[1] |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Mikko Kärnä |
| Area (2018-01-01)[2] | |
• Total | 1,235.26 km2 (476.94 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,150.63 km2 (444.26 sq mi) |
| • Water | 84.09 km2 (32.47 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 66th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-12-31)[3] | |
• Total | 1,398 |
| • Rank | 278th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.21/km2 (3.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.6% (official) |
| • Others | 3.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 10.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 50.9% |
| • 65 or older | 39.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Tiilikkajärvi National Park is located both in Rautavaara and its neighboring municipality Sotkamo.[6]
History
Villages
Alakeyritty, Ala-Luosta, Etelä-Keyritty, Halmejärvi, Hiirenjärvi, Kangaslahti, Lehtovaara, Lievisenmäki, Palojärvi, Pirttipuro, Pohjois-Keyritty, Puumala, Rannankylä, Rautavaara, Sierajärvi, Siikajärvi, Tiilikka, Ylä-Luosta.
