Lieksa: facts

At a glance

• Country: Finland
• Region: North Karelia
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Population: approximately 10,002
• Coordinates: 63.3167° N, 30.0167° E
• Time zone: Europe/Helsinki (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Helsinki: 440 km (274 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Joensuu Airport (JOE): 76 km (47 mi), straight line
• Kuopio Airport (KUO): 117 km (72 mi), straight line
• Kajaani Airport (KAJ): 157 km (97 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Juuka: 39 km (25 mi)
• Nurmes: 50 km (31 mi)
• Polvijaervi: 61 km (38 mi)
• Kontiolahti: 62 km (39 mi)
• Valtimo: 72 km (45 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Kuopio, 127 km (79 mi)