Pielisjoki

Pielisjoki is a 67-kilometre long river in Eastern Finland. It is the sixth most fast-flowing river in Finland and the largest river draining into Lake Saimaa.
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Photo: Eliel, Public domain.
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in North Karelia region, Finland
  • Also known as: Pielis älv”, “Pielisjoki Kanava”, and “Pielisjoki River

Places of Interest

Highlights include Joensuu Church and Mehtimäki Ice Hall.

Church
is located in the centre of , , . The church was built in 1903 and designed by a Finnish church architect Josef Stenbäck.

Sports venue
Photo: Renny, Public domain.
PKS Areena is an indoor arena located in , . It is the home arena for Joensuun Kiekko-Pojat of the Mestis and Joensuun Kataja's synchronized skaters.

Sports venue
The is a large multi-purpose hall and a center for large events in , , built primarily for the use of athletes. It is the largest building in the Mehtimäki's sports area, right near the center of Joensuu.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Joensuu.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
, the second largest city in Eastern Finland and the capital of , and at the outfall of the river Pielisjoki. The city centre is on the right bank of the river around the main square, and this is the place to find sights, restaurants, hotels and shops.

Pielisjoki

Latitude
62.58628° or 62° 35′ 11″ north
Longitude
29.7217° or 29° 43′ 18″ east
Elevation
61 metres (200 feet)
Open location code
9GJFHPPC+GM
Geo­Names ID
641856
Wiki­data ID
Q1636182
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Uzbek—“Pielisjoki” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Pielisjoki
  • Belarusian: Піеліс’ёкі
  • Belarusian: Рака Піеліс’ёкі
  • Cebuano: Pielisjoki
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر پيليسچوكى
  • Finnish: Pielis älv
  • Finnish: Pielisjoki
  • French: Pielisjoki
  • German: Pielisjoki
  • Irish: Pielisjoki
  • Japanese: ピエリショキ川
  • Japanese: ピエリスヨキ川
  • Macedonian: Пиелишјоки
  • Persian: پیلیسیوکی
  • Russian: Пиелисйоки
  • Serbo-Croatian: Pielisjoki
  • Swedish: Pielis älv
  • Swedish: Pielisjoki
  • Uzbek: Pielisjoki
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pielisjoki”. Photo: Eliel, Public domain.