Hietajärvi
Hietajärvi is a village in southeastern Suomussalmi, Finland, near the border with Russia. It is one of three villages in the Kainuu region with a traditionally Karelian-speaking, Orthodox Christian population, along with Kuivajärvi and Rimpi.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Suomussalmi, Finland
- Also known as: “Hietajarvi”, “Hietajärvi (Suomussalmi)”, and “Hietajärvi, Suomussalmi”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Domna’s cottage.
Domna’s cottage
Chalet
Domna’s cottage is a chalet, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Hietajärvi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kuivajärvi.
Kuivajärvi
Hamlet
Kuivajärvi is a village in southeastern Suomussalmi, Finland, near the border with Russia. Kuivajärvi is situated 2½ km southwest of Hietajärvi.
Hietajärvi
- Categories: village or neighbourhood, village, and locality
- Location: Suomussalmi, Kehys-Kainuu, Kainuu, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
64.65856° or 64° 39′ 31″ north
Longitude
30.10507° or 30° 6′ 18″ east
Elevation
235 metres (771 feet)
Open location code
9GPGM454+C2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Swedish—“Hietajärvi” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Hietajärvi”
- German: “Hietajärvi”
- Russian: “Жиетaярви”
- Russian: “Хиетаярви”
- Swedish: “Hietajärvi”
- “Hietajärvi”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Kellonkylä and Veihtivaara.
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Highlights: Möttönen and Kaivoslampi.
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