Kaavi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region. Kaavi is also a part of historical Karelia. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . It is from Kuopio and from Joensuu. Neighbouring municipalities are Kuopio, Juuka, Outokumpu, Polvijärvi and Tuusniemi. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Sights and activities Telkkämäki Nature Reserve (Heritage Farm) Juutila Foundry Museum (the only sand casting museum in the Nordic countries, foundry since 1881) Vaikkojoki River; shooting the rapids, fishing, hiking, canoeing Kaavi Blues Festival in June Summer theaters in Luikonlahti and Maarianvaara Kaavi Church Orthodox Chapel in Luikonlahti Twin towns Mõniste, Estonia Võru County, Estonia Notable people Harri Hakkarainen, javelin thrower Isto Hiltunen, musician Matti Koivunen, ice hockey player Seppo Kononen, journalist, had award 2011 (Suomen kuvalehti) Hugo Niskanen, runner Mira Salo, Miss Finland References Further reading Koillis-Savo (newspaper) External links Municipality of Kaavi – Official website Populated places established in 1875