Rääkkylä

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Rääkkylä
Municipality
Rääkkylän kunta
Rääkkylä kommun
Rääkkylä Church
Coat of arms of Rääkkylä
Coat of arms
Location of Rääkkylä in Finland
Location of Rääkkylä in Finland
Coordinates: 62°18.8′N 029°37.5′E / 62.3133°N 29.6250°E / 62.3133; 29.6250
Country Finland
RegionNorth Karelia
Sub-regionCentral Karelia
Charter1874
Government
 • Municipal managerEsko Rautiainen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
699.68 km2 (270.15 sq mi)
 • Land427.93 km2 (165.22 sq mi)
 • Water272.01 km2 (105.02 sq mi)
 • Rank197th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
1,881
 • Rank262nd largest in Finland
 • Density4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish95.3% (official)
 • Others4.7%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 148.2%
 • 15 to 6450.5%
 • 65 or older41.2%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.raakkyla.fi

Rääkkylä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈræːˌkːylæ]; Swedish also Bräkylä) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 1,881 (31 December 2024),[2] which make it the smallest municipality in North Karelia in terms of population. It covers an area of 699.68 square kilometres (270.15 sq mi) of which 272.01 km2 (105.02 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (11/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The municipality has previously also been known as "Bräkylä" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Rääkkylä" also in Swedish.[6]

Rääkkylä as an independent municipality was established in 1874 from parts of Kitee and Liperi. Neighbouring municipalities are Joensuu, Kitee, Liperi, Savonlinna and Tohmajärvi.

Leading Finnish kantele manufacturer Koistinen Kantele has been functioning in Rääkkylä since 1995.

History

In the 15th century, the current Rääkkylä belonged to Kitee and paid taxes to Novgorod. It was a troubled border region, with disputes between Sweden and Novgorod, and between Orthodox and Lutherans.[7] In the 17th century, an important trade route for Russians and Karelians passed through Rääkkylä.[8] Rääkkylä was ordered to become independent from Kitee's chapel congregation in 1857.[7]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Population increased most in Uusimaa in 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-01-23. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
  3. ^ "Number of foreign-language speakers exceeded 600,000 during 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2025-04-04. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
  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. ^ "Kuntien nimet ja niiden taivutus" (in Finnish). Research Institute for the Languages of Finland. 14 January 2009. Archived from the original on 23 December 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
  7. ^ a b "Rääkkylän seurakunnan historiaa" (in Finnish). Kiteen Seurakunta. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  8. ^ Simanainen, Ilkka (2012–2017). "Postitoiminnan kehitys Rääkkylässä" (PDF) (in Finnish). Rääkkylä-Seura. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2024.

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