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Joensuu
North Karelia · Finland
City population
78,398
#11
in Finland
#1
in North Karelia
#7,349
worldwide
62.601, 29.763 · 373 km from Helsinki
About Joensuu
Joensuu is a city in North Karelia, Finland with a population of 78,398. It is the 11th largest of the 78 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Finland, and the 7,349th largest worldwide. It lies 373 km from Helsinki.
Key Facts
Country
Region
North Karelia
Rank in region
#1of 2
Coordinates
62.601, 29.763
Record updated
18 November 2025
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 78 in FinlandClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.