Lieksa
Town
Lieksan kaupunki
Lieksa stad
Town center of Lieksa
Town center of Lieksa
Flag of Lieksa
Flag
Coat of arms of Lieksa
Coat of arms
Location of Lieksa in Finland
Location of Lieksa in Finland
Coordinates: 63°19′N 030°01′E / 63.317°N 30.017°E / 63.317; 30.017
Country Finland
RegionNorth Karelia
Sub-regionPielinen Karelia
Charter1973
Government
 • Town managerEsko Lehto, Tino Timonen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total4,067.60 km2 (1,570.51 sq mi)
 • Land3,417.86 km2 (1,319.64 sq mi)
 • Water649.14 km2 (250.63 sq mi)
 • Rank15th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total10,229
 • Rank94th largest in Finland
 • Density2.99/km2 (7.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish94.6% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others5.3%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 149.9%
 • 15 to 6452%
 • 65 or older38.1%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.lieksa.fi
A railway station building in 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 10,229 (31 December 2023)[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 2.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.7/sq mi).

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 Scandinavia and Finland, 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, 1991-2020 normals, extremes 1916-present
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)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −6
(21) 		−5.5
(22.1) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		6.2
(43.2) 		13.7
(56.7) 		18.8
(65.8) 		21.7
(71.1) 		19.2
(66.6) 		13.3
(55.9) 		5.8
(42.4) 		0.1
(32.2) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		7.0
(44.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −9.4
(15.1) 		−9.4
(15.1) 		−4.7
(23.5) 		1.5
(34.7) 		8.4
(47.1) 		13.8
(56.8) 		16.6
(61.9) 		14.3
(57.7) 		9.3
(48.7) 		3.2
(37.8) 		−2
(28) 		−6.2
(20.8) 		3.0
(37.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −13.4
(7.9) 		−13.9
(7.0) 		−9.6
(14.7) 		−3.2
(26.2) 		2.8
(37.0) 		8.3
(46.9) 		11.4
(52.5) 		9.6
(49.3) 		5.4
(41.7) 		0.7
(33.3) 		−4.6
(23.7) 		−9.4
(15.1) 		−1.3
(29.6)
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) 55
(2.2) 		46
(1.8) 		43
(1.7) 		37
(1.5) 		55
(2.2) 		75
(3.0) 		93
(3.7) 		83
(3.3) 		76
(3.0) 		76
(3.0) 		67
(2.6) 		66
(2.6) 		772
(30.6)
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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ https://helda.helsinki.fi/bitstream/handle/10138/15734/2009nro8.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y[bare URL PDF]
  7. ^ "FMI normals 1981-2010" (PDF). FMI. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  8. ^ "FMI open data". FMI. Retrieved 15 May 2019.

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