Lieksa
Lieksa (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlie̯ksɑ]) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 10,545 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 4,067.60 square kilometres (1,570.51 sq mi) of which 649.14 km2 (250.63 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.08 inhabitants per square kilometre (8.0/sq mi).
Lieksa | |
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Town | |
| Lieksan kaupunki Lieksa stad | |
 Town center of Lieksa | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lieksa in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°19′N 030°01′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Karelia |
| Sub-region | Pielinen Karelia |
| Charter | 1973 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Esko Lehto, Tino Timonen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,067.60 km2 (1,570.51 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3,418.46 km2 (1,319.87 sq mi) |
| • Water | 649.14 km2 (250.63 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 15th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,545 |
| • Rank | 91st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 3.08/km2 (8.0/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.9% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 9.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52% |
| • 65 or older | 38.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% |
| Website | www.lieksa.fi |
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The town of Lieksa was established in 1973 when the Market town of Lieksa and the Municipality of Pielisjärvi were consolidated.
Geography
Neighbouring municipalities are Ilomantsi, Joensuu, Juuka, Kontiolahti, Kuhmo and Nurmes.
Climate
Lieksa has a subarctic climate (Köppen: Dfc) with more continental characteristics than most of Scandinavia, making it prone to extreme temperatures, especially in winter. In summer temperatures regularly exceed 20.0 °C (68.0 °F), and the highest temperature ever recorded was 35.6 °C (96.1 °F) in July 1934. Also, during the Heatwave of 2010, the temperature in Lieksa reached 35.4 °C (95.7 °F) degrees. In winter, the snow cover is usually around 60 cm deep. On a typical winter night, the temperature drops to around −15.0 °C (5.0 °F) and readings as low as −30.0 °C (−22.0 °F) are not unusual. The coldest temperature ever observed in Lieksa was −47.0 °C (−52.6 °F) in December 1919.[6]
| Climate data for Lieksa, 1981-2010 normals, extremes 1916-present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
6.6 (43.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
30.2 (86.4) |
31.8 (89.2) |
35.6 (96.1) |
31.9 (89.4) |
24.3 (75.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
10.4 (50.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
35.6 (96.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
5.8 (42.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
5.8 (42.4) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−4.8 (23.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.5 (13.1) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
1.3 (34.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
13.8 (56.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−8 (18) |
2.4 (36.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −14.7 (5.5) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
2.8 (37.0) |
8.3 (46.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
5.1 (41.2) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−1.8 (28.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −41.8 (−43.2) |
−42.4 (−44.3) |
−38.8 (−37.8) |
−21.4 (−6.5) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−21.5 (−6.7) |
−30.5 (−22.9) |
−47.0 (−52.6) |
−47.0 (−52.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 39 (1.5) |
31 (1.2) |
31 (1.2) |
28 (1.1) |
48 (1.9) |
68 (2.7) |
83 (3.3) |
80 (3.1) |
64 (2.5) |
56 (2.2) |
47 (1.9) |
45 (1.8) |
620 (24.4) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 21 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 201 |
| Source 1: FMI[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: FMI (record highs and lows)[8] | |||||||||||||
Notable natives
- Marutei Tsurunen (Japanese: ツルネン・マルテイ or 弦念丸呈, tsurunen marutei), born Martti Turunen in 1940-04-30, the first European-born member of the Diet of Japan.
- Ilmari Juutilainen, the top flying ace of the Finnish Air Force.
- Jorma J. Rissanen, an information theorist.
- Heino Kaski, composer
- Heikki Turunen, author
See also
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- "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.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- https://helda.helsinki.fi/bitstream/handle/10138/15734/2009nro8.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
- "FMI normals 1981-2010" (PDF). FMI. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- "FMI open data". FMI. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
External links
Lieksa travel guide from Wikivoyage
Media related to Lieksa at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Lieksa – Official site
- Pocket Facts
- Lieksa daily photo – Unofficial daily photo
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