Lieksa

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Lieksa is a small town and municipality in eastern Finland known for its forests, lakes, and proximity to Koli National Park.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Lieksa canonical 5
Lieksa market town 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality of Finland
town in Finland
borderedBy Ilomantsi
Joensuu
Juuka
Kontiolahti
Nurmes
coatOfArms Coat of arms of Lieksa
country Finland
demographicTrend population decline
formedByMergerOf Lieksa market town
linked to: Lieksa

Pielisjärvi
governingBody Lieksa Municipal Council
hasAttraction Lieksa River
Lieksa Town Church
Pielinen Museum
Ruunaa Hiking Area
hasClimate subarctic climate
hasCulturalEvent Lieksa Brass Week
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
forestry
tourism
hasIndustry forest industry
metal industry
wood processing
hasMunicipalStatusSince 1973
hasNaturalFeature boreal forests
numerous lakes
hasPopulation approximately 10000–15000 inhabitants
hasRailConnectionTo Joensuu
hasRailwayStation Lieksa railway station
hasRiver Lieksanjoki
hasSettlementType small town
hasWebsite https://www.lieksa.fi/
knownFor forests
lakes
proximity to Koli National Park
languageStatus unilingually Finnish
locatedBy Lake Pielinen
locatedIn Eastern Finland
linked to: eastern Finland

North Karelia
locatedInCountrySubdivision Province of Eastern Finland
locatedNearBorderWith Russia
near Koli National Park
officialLanguage Finnish
partOf Region of North Karelia
linked to: North Karelia
regionType rural
timeZone EET
timeZoneDST EEST

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Pielinen near Lieksa
Lieksa formedByMergerOf Lieksa market town
linked to: Lieksa
Ilomantsi borderWith Lieksa