Otava (village)

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Otava is a major village in Mikkeli (until 2001 Mikkelin maalaiskunta), Eastern Finland.^[1] With the population of 2000 it is the largest urban area in the surrounding areas of Mikkeli. In 1889, one of the main railways in Finland, the Savonia railway, and a sidetrack to Otava harbour were built through Otava, although trains do not stop there anymore. Also, highway 5 goes by the village.

61°39′N 27°04′E / 61.650°N 27.067°E / 61.650; 27.067