Rääkkylä

Rääkkylä [ Rae ː k ː Ylä ] (Swedish historically Bräkylä ) is a municipality in eastern Finland with 2490 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012). It is located in the countryside of North Karelia on the border with Savo.

Rääkkylä situated on a peninsula between the lakes Orivesi and Pyhäselkä that belong to the Saimaa Lake District, approximately 30 km south of Joensuu. The municipality includes in addition to the Kirchdorf Rääkkylä of the villages Haapasalmi, Jaama, Nieminen, Oravisalo, Rasisalo, Rasivaara, Sintsi, Salokylä - Pötsönlahti and Varpasalo.

The 1851 finished wooden church of Rääkkylä supposed to be the second largest in the world. The town is a center of Finnish folk music: Every year in July, the festival " Kihaus " instead. The world music band Värttinä was founded in Rääkkylä.

Coat of arms

Description of coat of arms: In a red shield is a black silver flaming burgundy cross.

Sons and daughters

  • Heikki Hirvonen (1895-1973), soldier and sport Olympian
  • Esa Pakarinen (1911-1989), folk musician and entertainer
Central Karelia List of municipalities of Finland in which Finnish is not the sole official language Municipalities of Finland Savonia (historical province) Lake Orivesi Juuka Kitee Kontiolahti Lieksa Liperi Nurmes Outokumpu, Finland Valtimo
674452
de