- Population
- 5,892
- 5.9K
- Elevation
- 125 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Juva
- Airports
- SVL Savonlinna Airport61 km
- LPP Lappeenranta Airport90 km
About Juva
Juva is a municipality. Location: Pieksämäki, South Savo. Population: 5,892. Elevation: 125 m.
Juva (Swedish: Juva, also Jockas) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Savo region some 270 kilometres (170 mi) North-East of Helsinki. It was founded on 19 January 1442, and is the oldest parish/municipality in Finland whose exact date of birth is known.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Travel notes for Juva
From Wikivoyage
Juva is a town and municipality in South Savonia.
Get in+
By car:
Juva is at the junction of highways 5 (between Mikkeli and Varkaus) and 14 from Savonlinna. In addition regional road 434 connects from Sulkava and Puumala in the southeast, and regional road 459 from Pieksämäki in the northwest.
By bus:
There are buses to Juva town from Mikkeli, Savonlinna, Sulkava and as far as Helsinki. Buses from Kuopio stop at the highway junction, about 5 km west of Juva town.
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Places bordering Juva
- Joroinen
- Mikkeli
- Pieksämäki
- Puumala
- Rantasalmi
- Sulkava
Population of Juva over time
| 2009 | 7,064 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6,962 | |
| 2011 | 6,902 | |
| 2012 | 6,783 | |
| 2013 | 6,684 | |
| 2014 | 6,646 | |
| 2015 | 6,548 | |
| 2016 | 6,421 | |
| 2017 | 6,334 | |
| 2020 | 5,932 | |
| 2023 | 5,734 | |
| 2025 | 5,569 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Juva
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 0° · Night -4° · Rain 55 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -12°)
- Wettest month
- August (82 mm)
- Driest month
- February (31 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° | 6° | 15° | 20° | 21° | 18° | 12° | 6° | 0° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -12° | -7° | -2° | 4° | 9° | 12° | 10° | 5° | 1° | -4° | -9° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 41 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 61 | 72 | 82 | 62 | 59 | 55 | 49 |
How to get to Juva
The nearest airport is Savonlinna Airport (SVL), 61 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) (90 km). The nearest large city is Tallinn, 315 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Savonlinna Airport (SVL) Savonlinna 61 kmeast
- Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) Lappeenranta 90 kmsouth
- Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 127 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Tallinn Population: 394K 315 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Juva
Within 100 km: 4 natural sites, 46 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km3 places
- Syysjärvi Lake 17 kmSW
- Tuusjärvi Lake 19 kmNE
- Jukajärvi Lake 6 kmNE
25–60 km9 places
- Rauhajärvi Lake 44 kmW
- Puulavesi Lake 58 kmW
- Hoikka Island 56 kmW
- Maavesi Lake 43 kmN
60–100 km38 places
- Leivonmäen Kansallispuisto Natural site 94 kmW
- Unnukka Lake 65 kmN
- Suurijärvi Lake 99 kmNE
- Sorsavesi Lake 73 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Places in Juva
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearbySources & licences
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