Joensuu is a city in eastern Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. It was founded in 1848. The population of Joensuu is about 58,000 (2005). Joensuu is a vivid student city with over 8000 students in the University of Joensuu and 3500 in North Karelia Polytechnic. Largest employers are the City of Joensuu, North Karelian Hospital District Federation of Municipalities, Abloy and Punamusta. The European Forest Institute, the University and many other institutes and export enterprises such as Abloy, Perlos and John Deere Forestry give Joensuu an international flavour.