national park
Koli National Park
Home to Finland's most celebrated landscape, where Ukko-Koli hill offers sweeping views over Lake Pielinen that inspired Finland's national romantic art.
32 km · about 35 min drive
North Karelia, Finland · Europe
Juuka sits on the route: 40 minutes from Nurmes, 32km from Koli National Park.
Juuka is a town located in North Karelia, Finland. With a population of 4,118, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Juuka sits in Finland, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Helsinki time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Juuka to your route.
Juuka (Finnish: [ˈjuːkɑ]; Swedish: Juga) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 4,059 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 1,846.58 square kilometres (712.97 sq mi) of which 344.78 km2 (133.12 sq mi)
is water. The population density is 2.7Read more
inhabitants per square kilometre (7.0/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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Juuka is located in North Karelia, Finland, Europe. The coordinates are 63.2333 latitude, 29.2500 longitude.
Juuka has a population of approximately 4,118 people, making it a town in Finland.
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national park
Home to Finland's most celebrated landscape, where Ukko-Koli hill offers sweeping views over Lake Pielinen that inspired Finland's national romantic art.
32 km · about 35 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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