Kaavi


Kaavi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Northern Savonia region. Kaavi is also a part of historical Karelia. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is. It is 60 km from Kuopio and 90 km from Joensuu. Neighbouring municipalities are Kuopio, Juuka, Outokumpu, Polvijärvi and Tuusniemi.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Origin of the name

In language of Sami the word kaavi means a boat harbour.

Nature

Lakes and rivers

There is 261 lakes, example Rikkavesi, Kaavinjärvi, Saarijärvi, Rauvanjärvi and Sivakkajärvi. Rivers, example Rauvanjoki, Sivakkajoki, Syrjäjoki and Vaikkojoki.

Swamps

86 swamps covers about 8% about municipalitys area. Swamps shape is typically small, narrow and broken because those have formed betveen hills.

Bedrock

At Kaavi's bedrock have been founded many minerals, example copper, zinc and cobalt.
The Finnish-Australian mining company Malmikaivos Oy found diamonds from bedrock of Kaavi in 1990's. One of the stones from the kimberlite of Kaavi has record high amount of diamonds.
Under planning is to establish first diamondmine in Europe.

Sights and activities