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Lieksa

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Lieksa is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is {{Infobox Finnish Municipality/population densityLieksa. Neighbouring municipalities are Ilomantsi, Joensuu, Juuka, Kontiolahti, Kuhmo and Nurmes.The municipality is unilingually Finnish.The town of Lieksa was established in 1973 when the Market town of Lieksa and the Municipality of Pielisjärvi were consolidated.Notable natives Marutei Tsurunen (ツルネン・マルテイ or 弦念丸呈, tsurunen marutei), born Martti Turunen in 1940-04-30, the first European-born member of the Diet of Japan. Ilmari Juutilainen, the top flying ace of the Finnish Air Force. Jorma J. Rissanen, an information theorist. Heino Kaski, composer Heikki Turunen, author

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Popular things to do in Lieksa

Pielisen Museum

Specialty Museum

Pielisen Museum

Duration: 1h 30 min

Eräeero T:mi Eero Kortelainen

Eräeero T:mi Eero Kortelainen

Duration: 1h 30 min

Duration: 1h 30 min

Neitikoski Rapids

Neitikoski Rapids

Duration: 1h 30 min

Side trips from Lieksa

Koli National Park

Duration: 1h 30 min

Hiidenportti National Park

Hiidenportti National Park

Duration: 8 hours

Duration: 1h 30 min

Boreal Wildlife Centre

Boreal Wildlife Centre

Duration: 1h 30 min

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