Lieksa is a town and municipality of Finland. This is a list of towns in 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 North Kareliaregion. The municipality has a population of 14,396 (2003) and covers an area of 4,067.72 km² of which 642.94 km² is water. The population density is 3.5 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. ... The Region of North Karelia is a region (maakunta / landskap) in eastern 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. ...
Lieksa is currently a town of about 15,000 people, situated between birch tree forests, lakes and rivers, in the eastern portion of Finland.
The 2004 Lieksa International Euphonium Competition staff, and Artistic Director Jouko Harjanne, invited euphonium artists Steven Mead (England), Jukka Myllys (Finland), Thomas Rüedi (Switzerland) and Sverre Olsrud (Norway) to the festival.
The Lieksa Church was another beautiful concert venue as it had wonderful acoustics, aesthetic appeal, and a touch of nostalgia.
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