Kontiolahti
Kontiolahti is a municipality in Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region, about 20 kilometres north of Joensuu. The municipality has a population of 15,060 and covers an area of 1,029.82 square kilometres of which 230.1 km2 is water.Places of Interest
Highlights: Kontiolahti Church and Kontiolahti railway station.
Kontiolahti railway station
Railway station
Kontiolahti railway station is situated 3½ km south of Kontiolahti.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kontioniemi.
Kontiolahti
- Type: Locality with 15,000 residents
- Also known as: “276”
- Location: Joensuu, North Karelia, Finnish Lakeland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.7612° or 62° 45′ 40″ north
Longitude
29.8827° or 29° 52′ 58″ east
Population
15,000
Elevation
137 metres (449 feet)
Open location code
9GJFQV6M+F3
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Kontiolahti” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Kontiolax”
- Finnish: “Kontiolahden Kunta”
- Finnish: “Kontiolahti”
- Icelandic: “Kontiolax”
- Norwegian: “Kontiolax”
- Swedish: “Kontiolax”
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Places to explore: Pyytivaara and Vaskela.
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Highlights: Hiekkaniemi and Pitkälampi.
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