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For the 2007 film titled Lieksa! in Finnish, see The Matriarch (film). Town in North Karelia, FinlandLieksaTownLieksan kaupunkiLieksa stadTown center of Lieksa FlagCoat of armsLocation of Lieksa in FinlandInteractive map of LieksaCoordinates: 63°19′N 030°01′E / 63.317°N 30.017°E / 63.317; 30.017Country FinlandRegionNorth KareliaSub-regionPielinen KareliaCharter1973Government • Town managerPirre Seppänen Area (2018-01-01) • Total4,067.60 km2 (1,570.51 sq mi) • Land3,417.86 km2 (1,319.64 sq mi) • Water649.14 km2 (250.63 sq mi) • Rank15th largest in FinlandPopulation (2025-12-31) • Total9,846 • Rank97th largest in Finland • Density2.88/km2 (7.5/sq mi)Population by native language • Finnish93.2% (official) • Others6.8%Population by age • 0 to 149.9% • 15 to 6452% • 65 or older38.1%Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)Websitewww.lieksa.fi A railway station building in Lieksa Lieksa (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlie̯ksɑ]) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 9,846 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 4,067.60 square kilometres (1,570.51 sq mi) of which 649.14 km2 (250.63 sq mi) is water. The population density is 2.88 inhabitants per square kilometre (7.5/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The town of Lieksa was established in 1973 when the Market town of Lieksa and the Municipality of Pielisjärvi were consolidated.