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.
Eliel, Public domain.
  • Stream
  • Description: river in North Karelia region, Finland
  • Also known as
    “Pielis älv”
    “Pielisjoki Kanava”
    “Pielisjoki River”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Joensuu Church and Joensuu Arena.
Sports venue
The is a large multi-purpose hall and…
Renny, Public domain.
Sports venue
PKS Areena is an indoor arena located in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Joensuu.
, the second largest city in Eastern Finland…
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Latitude
62.58628° or 62° 35′ 11″ north
Longitude
29.7217° or 29° 43′ 18″ east
Open location code
9GJFHPPC+GM
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Uzbek—“Pielisjoki” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Pielisjoki”
  • Belarusian: “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”
  • Turkish: “Pielisjoki”
  • Uzbek: “Pielisjoki”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Pielisjoki”.

Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kalmoniemi and Voiluoto.

North Karelia: Highlights

Learn more about Joensuu and Kitee.
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