Pielisjärvi

Pielisjärvi is a former municipality in the region of North Karelia in Finland. The municipality had 16,150 inhabitants in 1970. Pielisjärvi was a Finnish-speaking municipality.

Pielisjärvi
Former municipality
CountryFinland
CountyNorra Karelens län
RegionNorth Karelia
Area
  Total3,462 km2 (1,337 sq mi)
Population
  Total16,150
  Density4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)

Pielisjärvi municipality was joined with the city of Lieksa in 1973.

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