Joensuu, University city in North Karelia, Finland
Joensuu extends across 2,751 square kilometers at the mouth of River Pielinen, near Lake Pyhäselkä, with forests covering much of its territory.
Nicholas I of Russia established Joensuu in 1848, which grew into a major harbor city following the construction of Saimaa Canal in 1856.
The University of Eastern Finland and Karelia University of Applied Sciences bring 24,000 students to this regional capital of North Karelia.
The city temperature ranges from 20 degrees Celsius in summer to minus 15 degrees in winter, with buildings equipped with triple-glass windows.
Joensuu means 'river mouth' in Finnish and maintains its position as one of Finland's main centers for forestry research and education.
Location: North Karelia
Inception: 1848
Founders: Nicholas I of Russia
Shares border with: Lieksa, Ilomantsi, Tohmajärvi, Rääkkylä, Liperi, Kontiolahti, Loymolskoye rural settlement
Website: https://joensuu.fi
GPS coordinates: 62.60000,29.76389
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:17
Joensuu Church
808 m
Joensuu Town Hall
71 m
Kontiolahti Biathlon Stadium
13.7 km
Botanical Garden Botania
2.1 km
Joensuu Arena
1.1 km
Municipal Theatre of Joensuu
73 m
Joensuu Bunker Museum
5.8 km
Joensuu Art Museum Onni
313 m
Carelia Hall
1.1 km
Joensuu granary, Pielisjoki Castle
377 m
Joensuu City Library
666 m
Eno Church
29.1 km
Saint Nicholas Church in Joensuu
682 m
Parppeinvaaran Runokylä
60.5 km
Metla-talo
1.3 km
North Karelian Museum Hilma
118 m
Hoilola Church
62.3 km
Joensuu Railway Bridge
1.1 km
St. Nicholas Church
70 km
Pyhäselkä Church
19.5 km
Tuupovaara church
45.6 km
Church of Anna the Prophetess
45 km
Haarajoki Museum Bridge
37.8 km
Naarva Borderland Church
82.4 km
Pyhän Johannes Teologin ja Karjalan valistajien kirkko
799 m
Suvantosilta
362 m
Bell tower of (former) Kiihtelysvaara church
27.7 km
Belfry of Eno Church
29.1 kmReviews
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