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Liperi

Located in Joensuu, North Karelia Coordinates: 62°30′26″ N 29°23′21″ E

Map showing the location of Liperi Liperi
Location in Finland
Population
11,979
12K
Elevation
91 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
2
listed under Liperi
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
JOE Joensuu Airport21 km
SVL Savonlinna Airport67 km

About Liperi

Liperi is a municipality. Location: Joensuu, North Karelia. Population: 11,979. Elevation: 91 m.

From Wikipedia

Liperi (Swedish: Libelits) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. Liperi is a community of 11,980 (31 December 2025) with the growth rate of 83 newcomers in 11 months in 2007. The population density is 16.47 inhabitants per square kilometre (42.7/sq mi). The municipality covers an area of 1,161.23 square kilometres (448.35 sq mi) of which 434.33 km2 (167.70 sq mi) is water. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1875
Area
727 km²
Official website
liperi.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Liperi

From Wikivoyage

Liperi is a town and municipality in North Karelia.

Get in+

By plane:

Joensuu airport is administratively in Liperi. There are flights from Helsinki. From the airport, city bus 6 goes towards Joensuu downtown. At the highway, at some point, you can change to bus 102 going in the other direction to get to Viinijärvi and Liperi town.

By car:

Highway 9 connecting to Joensuu to the east and Kuopio and Varkaus to the west goes through the northern part of the municipality. From there, regional roads 482 and 476 connect to the main town. In the other direction 476 comes in from Heinävesi and 482 from Rääkkylä and Kitee.

By bus:

Buses connect from Joensuu, Varkaus, Heinävesi and Rääkkylä. In addition to intercity buses, Joensuu city bus 102 goes to Liperi. Liperi belongs to JOJO Waltti fare zone B.

By train:

The village of Viinijärvi has a train stop on the Joensuu-Pieksämäki line.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Liperi

  • Joensuu
  • Heinävesi
  • Kontiolahti
  • Outokumpu
  • Polvijärvi
  • Rääkkylä
  • Savonlinna

Twin towns and sister cities of Liperi

  • Saku vald· Estonia

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Liperi over time

Population of Liperi over time
2007 11,940
2008 12,056
2009 12,133
2010 12,271
2011 12,286
2012 12,397
2013 12,396
2014 12,335
2015 12,338
2016 12,301
2017 12,150
2023 11,969

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Liperi

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 0° · Night -5° · Rain 55 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -14°)
Wettest month
August (78 mm)
Driest month
February (33 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Liperi
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-6°0°6°14°19°22°19°13°6°0°-4°
Average low (°C)-14°-14°-9°-3°3°9°12°10°5°1°-5°-11°
Precipitation (mm)403333353563717860595550

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Liperi

The nearest airport is Joensuu Airport (JOE), 21 km to the northeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Kuopio Airport (KUO) (99 km).

Airports

  • Joensuu Airport (JOE) Joensuu 21 kmnortheast
  • Savonlinna Airport (SVL) Savonlinna 67 kmsouth
  • Kuopio Airport (KUO) Kuopio / Siilinjärvi 99 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Liperi

Within 100 km: 6 natural sites, 41 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km4 places

  • Suurijärvi Lake 15 kmW
  • Pyhäselkä Lake 14 kmE
  • Pielisjoki River 19 kmNE
  • Oravisalo Island 18 kmS

25–60 km18 places

  • Enonselkä Lake 59 kmNE
  • Kermajärvi Lake 37 kmW
  • Rikkavesi Lake 50 kmNW
  • Höytiäinen Lake 34 kmNE

60–100 km25 places

  • Juurusvesi Lake 94 kmNW
  • Kolin Kansallispuisto Natural site 67 kmN
  • Puruvesi Lake 70 kmS
  • Viiksinselkä Lake 92 kmE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Liperi

2 places
  1. 1 Liperi 11.9K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages1

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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