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{{About|the municipality|the surname|Juva (surname)}} {{expand Finnish|date=June 2023|topic=geo}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Juva | official_name = {{lang|fi|Juvan kunta}}<br />{{lang|sv|Juva kommun}} | settlement_type = Municipality | image_skyline = Church of Juva 1 AB.jpg | image_caption = Juva Church | image_shield = Juva.vaakuna.svg | shield_size = 120x80px | image_map = Juva sijainti Suomi.svg | map_caption = Location of Juva in Finland |coordinates = {{coord|61|54|N|027|51|E|display=inline,title}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-marker = town |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = South Savo | subdivision_type2 = Sub-region | subdivision_name2 = Pieksämäki | leader_title = Municipal manager | leader_name = Mervi Simoska | established_title = Parish | established_date = 1442-01-19 | established_title2 = Municipality | established_date2 = 1868 |area_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|area_footnotes|Juva}} |area_total_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|area_total_km2|Juva}} |area_land_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|area_land_km2|Juva}} |area_water_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|area_water_km2|Juva}} |area_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|area_rank|Juva}} |population_as_of = {{Data Finland municipality|population_as_of|Juva}} |population_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|population_footnotes|Juva}} |population_total = {{Data Finland municipality|population_total|Juva}} |population_density_km2 = {{Data Finland municipality|population_density_km2|Juva}} |population_rank = {{Data Finland municipality|population_rank|Juva}} |demographics_type1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics_type1|Juva}} |demographics1_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|population_footnotes|Juva}} |demographics1_title1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title1|Juva}} |demographics1_info1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info1|Juva}} |demographics1_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title2|Juva}} |demographics1_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info2|Juva}} |demographics1_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title3|Juva}} |demographics1_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info3|Juva}} |demographics1_title4 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_title4|Juva}} |demographics1_info4 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics1_info4|Juva}} |demographics_type2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics_type2|Juva}} |demographics2_footnotes = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_footnotes|Juva}} |demographics2_title1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title1|Juva}} |demographics2_info1 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info1|Juva}} |demographics2_title2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title2|Juva}} |demographics2_info2 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info2|Juva}} |demographics2_title3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_title3|Juva}} |demographics2_info3 = {{Data Finland municipality|demographics2_info3|Juva}} |blank_name = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_name|Juva}} |blank_info = {{Data Finland municipality|blank_info|Juva}} |timezone = EET |utc_offset = +02:00 |timezone_DST = EEST |utc_offset_DST = +03:00 | website = {{Official URL}} }} '''Juva''' ({{langx|sv|Juva}}, also {{lang|sv|Jockas}}) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the South Savo region some {{convert|270|km}} North-East of Helsinki. It was founded on 19 January 1442, and is the oldest parish/municipality in Finland whose exact date of birth is known. At the time, it was only the second parish in Eastern Finland, and later, several other parishes were separated from it, such as Sääminki (present-day Savonlinna), Kuopio, Iisalmi, Pieksämäki, Joroinen, Leppävirta, Siilinjärvi, Lapinlahti and Maaninka. Secular municipal administration was established in 1868.<ref name="juva_history">{{Cite web |url= http://www.juva.fi/index.php?id=21 |title= Pitkä historia |access-date= 7 April 2009 |last= Niiranen |first= Esko |date= 17 September 2007 |publisher= Municipality of Juva |language= fi |archive-date= 7 September 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070907072246/http://www.juva.fi/index.php?id=21 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

Neighbouring municipalities are Joroinen, Mikkeli, Pieksämäki, Puumala, Rantasalmi and Sulkava.

The municipality has a population of {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Juva}}}} ({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}} }})<ref name="population_count" /> and covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Juva}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Juva}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water.<ref name="total_area" /> The population density is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Juva|round=2}}|PD/km2}}. It is mainly an agricultural community, but possesses also some industries, wood industries products making Sisuwood/Is-vet Oy and Viitakosken Puu Oy, prefabricated food making Kruununherkku, bakery products making Siiskonen.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Lake Jukajärvi is located near Juva municipality center. Lake Luonteri located in south Juva is part of Lake Saimaa.

== Notable people ==

* Kalevi Hämäläinen (1932-2005), cross-country skier * Eero Kilpeläinen (born 1985), ice hockey player * Anne Leinonen (born 1973), writer * Ruoska, industrial metal band * Martti Talvela (1935-1989), opera singer * Ano Turtiainen (born 1967), powerlifter and politician

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{commons category-inline|Juva}} *[https://www.juva.fi/ Municipality of Juva] – Official website

{{Geographic location | Centre = Juva | N = Joroinen (North Savo) | NE = Rantasalmi | E = Sulkava | S = Puumala | W = Mikkeli | NW = Pieksämäki }} {{SouthernSavonia}}

Category:Juva Category:Populated places established in the 1440s