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 10,246 (26 October 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 3 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.8/sq mi).

Lieksa
Town
Lieksan kaupunki
Lieksa stad
Town center of Lieksa
Town center of Lieksa
Flag of Lieksa
Coat of arms of Lieksa
Location of Lieksa in Finland
Location of Lieksa in Finland
Coordinates: 63°19′N 030°01′E
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)
  Land3,418.46 km2 (1,319.87 sq mi)
  Water649.14 km2 (250.63 sq mi)
  Rank15th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-10-26)[2]
  Total10,246
  Rank94th largest in Finland
  Density3/km2 (8/sq mi)
Population by native language
  Finnish94.6% (official)
  Swedish0.1%
  Others5.3%
Population by age
  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

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) 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.[5]

Climate data for Lieksa, 1981-2010 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)
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[6]
Source 2: FMI (record highs and lows)[7]

Notable natives

See also

References

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