Juva is a municipality of Finland. The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of self government in Finland and also act as the basic regional administrative units of the country. ...
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savoniaregion. The municipality has a population of 7,446 (2003) and covers an area of 1,346.00 km² of which 177.45 km² is water. The population density is 5.5 inhabitants per km². Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län), following a 1997 redesign that reduced their number from 12. ... The Province of Eastern Finland is a province of Finland. ... Southern Savonia is a region (maakunta / landskap) in the south-east of Finland. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
Juva's life was marked by a long-term and dedicated involvement in the life of the LWF and the ecumenical movement.
Juva had previously become known in the LWF as the local coordinator of the Helsinki Assembly (1963) and as an active and influential chairperson of the LWF Commission on Theology (1963-1970).
In 1978 Juva was elected archbishop of Turku and primate of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.
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