Rääkkylä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈræːˌkːylæ]; Swedish also Bräkylä) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region.

In the 15th century, the current Rääkkylä belonged to Kitee and paid taxes to Novgorod.

It was a troubled border region, with disputes between Sweden and Novgorod, and between Orthodox and Lutherans.

[7] In the 17th century, an important trade route for Russians and Karelians passed through Rääkkylä.