- Population
- 2,778
- 2.8K
- Elevation
- 126 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Kaavi
- Airports
- KUO Kuopio Airport48 km
- JOE Joensuu Airport58 km
About Kaavi
Kaavi is a municipality. Location: Koillis-Savo, Northern Savonia. Population: 2,778. Elevation: 126 m.
Kaavi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Savo region. Kaavi is also a part of historical Karelia. The municipality has a population of 2,547 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 789.59 square kilometres (304.86 sq mi) of which 115.49 km2 (44.59 sq mi) is water. The population density is 3.78 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.8/sq mi). It is 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Kuopio and 90 kilometres (56 mi) from Joensuu.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Travel notes for Kaavi
From Wikivoyage
Kaavi is a town and municipality in North Savonia.
Get in+
By car:
Kaavi is off major highways, in a web of regional roads, often just leading to other regional roads. Regional road 573 comes in from Outokumpu providing access from the southeast. From the direction of Kuopio, take regional road 566 from Riistavesi. From the north (highway 75 between Nurmes and Siilinjärvi), regional road 570 goes to Juankoski (part of Kuopio these days), and from there you'll continue along regional road 569 to Kaavi.
By bus:
There are services from Iisalmi and Joensuu (long distance) and Kuopio (local).
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Places bordering Kaavi
- Juuka
- Kuopio
- Outokumpu
- Polvijärvi
- Tuusniemi
Twin towns and sister cities of Kaavi
- Võrumaa· Estonia
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Kaavi over time
| 2009 | 3,429 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,377 | |
| 2011 | 3,385 | |
| 2012 | 3,315 | |
| 2013 | 3,261 | |
| 2014 | 3,214 | |
| 2015 | 3,194 | |
| 2016 | 3,154 | |
| 2017 | 3,048 | |
| 2022 | 2,689 | |
| 2023 | 2,628 | |
| 2025 | 2,547 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Kaavi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 0° · Night -5° · Rain 59 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -14°)
- Wettest month
- August (79 mm)
- Driest month
- February (35 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -6° | -6° | 0° | 5° | 14° | 19° | 21° | 18° | 12° | 6° | 0° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -14° | -14° | -9° | -3° | 3° | 9° | 12° | 10° | 5° | 1° | -5° | -11° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 43 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 41 | 67 | 74 | 79 | 65 | 58 | 59 | 52 |
How to get to Kaavi
The nearest airport is Kuopio Airport (KUO), 48 km to the west as the crow flies.
Airports
- Kuopio Airport (KUO) Kuopio / Siilinjärvi 48 kmwest
- Joensuu Airport (JOE) Joensuu 58 kmsoutheast
- Savonlinna Airport (SVL) Savonlinna 118 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kaavi
Within 100 km: 7 natural sites, 42 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Rikkavesi Lake 19 kmS
- Kaavinjärvi Lake 14 kmSW
- Vuotjärvi Lake 24 kmNW
25–60 km13 places
- Juurusvesi Lake 44 kmW
- Kolin Kansallispuisto Natural site 55 kmE
- Kallavesi Lake 53 kmW
- Höytiäinen Lake 55 kmSE
60–100 km33 places
- Koivujärvi Lake 98 kmW
- Lahi Island 65 kmW
- Tallusjärvi Lake 90 kmW
- Enonselkä Lake 61 kmE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Kaavi
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kaavinjärvi Lake, Northern Savonia14 km SW
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Vuotjärvi Lake, Northern Savonia24 km NW
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Rikkavesi Lake, Finland19 km S
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources