Juuka
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Juuka ( ; ) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of ( ) and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Juuka ( ; ) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of ( ) and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. ==Etymology== Juuka means a river that flows through a lake. The village of Juuka dates back to the 16th century. In the late 19th century, settlements began to be settled along the roads and shops were established by the banks of the Lake Pielinen. The parish of Juuka was initially a prayer room separated from the parts of the parishes of Pielisjärvi and Nurmes and its own parish from 1873. The present church was completed in the 1850s, but was preceded by two earlier churches. ==Notable people== Sakari Timonen Erkki Toivanen Tuula Peltonen Pia Lamberg, Miss Finland winner of 2011. Heikki Turunen, author living in Juuka. Eino Kettunen, composer. Most notable for Ievan Polkka. ==References== ==External links== Municipality of Juuka – Official website
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