Lieksa
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Lieksa (Script error: No such module "IPA".) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of Template:Data Finland municipality/population count (Error: Invalid time.)[1] and covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert". of which Script error: No such module "convert". is water.[2] The population density is Script error: No such module "convert"..
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.
Populated places
Populated places within Lieksa include:
Climate
Lieksa has a subarctic climate (Köppen: Dfc), 0.7°C away from the threshold of the humid continental climate. Lieksa has more continental characteristics than most of the Nordics and Finland, making it prone to extreme temperatures, especially in winter. In summer temperatures regularly exceed Script error: No such module "convert"., and the highest temperature ever recorded was Script error: No such module "convert". in July 1934. Also, during the Heatwave of 2010, the temperature in Lieksa reached Script error: No such module "convert". degrees. In winter, the snow cover is usually around 60 cm deep. On a typical winter night, the temperature drops to around Script error: No such module "convert". and readings as low as Script error: No such module "convert". are not unusual. The coldest temperature ever observed in Lieksa was Script error: No such module "convert". in December 1919.[3]
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Notable people
- Heino Kaski (1885–1957), composer
- Mira Jalosuo (born 1989), Olympic ice hockey medalist
- Ilmari Juutilainen (1914–1999), top flying ace of the Finnish Air Force
- Jorma J. Rissanen (1933–2020), information theorist
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- Heikki Turunen (born 1945), author
Transport
The nearest airport is Joensuu Airport, located Script error: No such module "convert". south of Lieksa. The airport provides direct routes to Helsinki which are operated by Finnair.
See also
References
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External links
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- Town of Lieksa – Official site
- Pocket Facts
- Lieksa daily photo – Unofficial daily photo
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