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39 km · about 45 min drive
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Juva
South Savo, Finland · Europe
About Juva
Juva sits on the route: 35 minutes from Rantasalmi, 39km from Finnish Lakeland.
Juva is in South Savo, Finland, with about 5,600 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Rantasalmi, about 30 km away.
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. At the time, it was only the second parishRead more
in Eastern Finland, and later, several other parishes were separated from it, such as Sääminki (present-day Savonlinna), Kuopio, Iisalmi, Pieksämäki, Joroinen, Leppävirta, Siilinjärvi, Lapinlahti and Maaninka. Secular municipal administration was established in 1868.
Neighbouring municipalities are Joroinen, Mikkeli, Pieksämäki, Puumala, Rantasalmi and Sulkava.
The municipality has a population of 5,569 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 1,345.69 square kilometres (519.57 sq mi) of which 182.32 km2 (70.39 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.79 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.4/sq mi). It is mainly an agricultural community, but possesses also some industries, wood industries products making Sisuwood/Is-vet Oy and Viitakosken Puu Oy, prefabricated food making Kruununherkku, bakery products making Siiskonen.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Lake Jukajärvi is located near Juva municipality center. Lake Luonteri located in south Juva is part of Lake Saimaa.
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Within an hour or so of Juva: Finnish Lakeland (39 km), Olavinlinna Castle (55 km).
Where is Juva?
Juva is in South Savo, Finland, about 30 km from Rantasalmi.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,628
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Finland
- Region
- South Savo
- Timezone
- Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates
- 61.9000, 27.8500
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2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Olavinlinna Castle
A dramatic island castle rising from the lake at Savonlinna, host of a renowned summer opera festival.
55 km · about 65 min drive
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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