Lieksa () is a town and 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.
The town of Lieksa was established in 1973 when the Market town of Lieksa and the Municipality of Pielisjärvi were consolidated.
Geography Neighbouring municipalities are Ilomantsi, Joensuu, Juuka, Kontiolahti, Kuhmo and Nurmes.
Populated places Populated places within Lieksa include: Koli Mätäsvaara Vieki
Climate
Lieksa has a subarctic climate (Köppen: Dfc), 0.7°C away from the threshold of the humid continental climate. Lieksa has more continental characteristics than most of the Nordics and Finland, making it prone to extreme temperatures, especially in winter. In summer temperatures regularly exceed , and the highest temperature ever recorded was in July 1934. Also, during the Heatwave of 2010, the temperature in Lieksa reached degrees. In winter, the snow cover is usually around 60 cm deep. On a typical winter night, the temperature drops to around and readings as low as are not unusual. The coldest temperature ever observed in Lieksa was in December 1919.
Notable people Heino Kaski (1885–1957), composer Mira Jalosuo (born 1989), Olympic ice hockey medalist Ilmari Juutilainen (1914–1999), top flying ace of the Finnish Air Force Jorma J. Rissanen (1933–2020), information theorist , Finnish-born Japanese politician and first European-born member of the Diet of Japan Heikki Turunen (born 1945), author
Transport The nearest airport is Joensuu Airport, located south of Lieksa. The airport provides direct routes to Helsinki which are operated by Finnair.
See also Lieksanjoki Koli National Park Koli, Finland Kuhmo Reboly
References
External links
Town of Lieksa – Official site Pocket Facts Lieksa daily photo – Unofficial daily photo