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Juva | |
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Municipality | |
| Juvan kunta Juva kommun | |
 Juva Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Juva inFinland | |
| Coordinates:61°54′N027°51′E / 61.900°N 27.850°E /61.900; 27.850 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | South Savo |
| Sub-region | Pieksämäki |
| Parish | 1442-01-19 |
| Municipality | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Mervi Simoska |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,345.69 km2 (519.57 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,163.37 km2 (449.18 sq mi) |
| • Water | 182.32 km2 (70.39 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 62nd largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-06-30)[2] | |
• Total | 5,628 |
| • Rank | 159th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.84/km2 (12.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 4.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 11.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 52.1% |
| • 65 or older | 36.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.juva.fi |
Juva (Swedish:Juva, alsoJockas) is amunicipality ofFinland. It is located in theSouth Savo region some 270 kilometres (170 mi) North-East ofHelsinki. It was founded on 19 January 1442, and is the oldest parish/municipality in Finland whose exact date of birth is known. At the time, it was only the second parish inEastern Finland, and later, several other parishes were separated from it, such asSääminki, (present-daySavonlinna),Kuopio,Iisalmi,Pieksämäki,Joroinen,Leppävirta,Siilinjärvi,Lapinlahti andMaaninka. Secular municipal administration was established in 1868.[5]
Neighbouring municipalities are Joroinen,Mikkeli, Pieksämäki,Puumala,Rantasalmi andSulkava.
The municipality has a population of 5,628 (30 June 2025)[2] and covers an area of 1,345.69 square kilometres (519.57 sq mi) of which 182.32 km2 (70.39 sq mi) is water.[1] Thepopulation density is 4.84 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.5/sq mi). It is mainly an agricultural community, but possesses also some industries, wood industries products making Sisuwood/Is-vet Oy and Viitakosken Puu Oy, prefabricated food making Kruununherkku, bakery products making Siiskonen.
The municipality is unilinguallyFinnish.
Lake Jukajärvi is located near Juva municipality center. Lake Luonteri located in south Juva is part ofLake Saimaa.
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