Heinävesi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 3,616 (30 June 2015) and covers an area of 1,318.99 square kilometres (509.26 sq mi) of which 288.71 km2 (111.47 sq mi) is water. The population density is 3.51 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.1/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The, until late 1990s, only Nordic Orthodox monasteries New Valamo Monastery and the Lintula Holy Trinity Convent are located in Heinävesi.
The Lutheran church
The Lutheran church
Wintertime New Valamo monastery main church
Wintertime New Valamo monastery main church
Lake Kermajärvi from 100 metres above
Lake Kermajärvi from 100 metres above
Karvio Canal
Karvio Canal
Lintula Holy Trinity Convent church
Lintula Holy Trinity Convent church
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