Tuupovaara was a municipality of Finland, located in the province of Eastern Finland. It merged, together with Kiihtelysvaara, to municipality of Joensuu on 1.1.2005. The municipality had a population of 2,176 (2003) and covers an area of 661.34 km² of which 56.55 km² is water. The population density is 3.6 inhabitants per km². 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. ... 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. ... Kiihtelysvaara 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. ... Joensuu City Hall Joensuu is a city in eastern Finland. ... 2003 (MMIII) 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. ...