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Taivalkoski (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈtɑi̯ʋɑlˌkoski]) is a municipality of Finland, it is located in the Province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region.
Taivalkoski | |
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Municipality | |
| Taivalkosken kunta Taivalkoski kommun | |
 Taivalkoski Town Hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Taivalkoski in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 65°34.5′N 028°14.5′E / 65.5750°N 28.2417°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Koillismaa |
| Charter | 1879 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Jukka Mikkonen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,650.66 km2 (1,023.43 sq mi) |
| • Land | 2,438.21 km2 (941.40 sq mi) |
| • Water | 212.59 km2 (82.08 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 25th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,672 |
| • Rank | 198th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.51/km2 (3.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.5% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 2.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 54.6% |
| • 65 or older | 31% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
The municipality has a population of 3,672 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 2,650.66 square kilometres (1,023.43 sq mi) ofwhich 212.59 km2 (82.08 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.51 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.9/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The neighbouring municipalities are Kuusamo, Posio, Pudasjärvi and Suomussalmi. The Iijoki river runs through the centre of the village.
The oldest still-operating shop of Finland, Jalavan Kauppa, is located in Taivalkoski; a shop was founded in 1883 by White Karelian-based Stephan Jakowleff, which is owned by his descendants of the Jalava family.[6][7]
Notable people
edit- Osmo Buller (born 1950), Esperantist
- Tapio Räisänen (born 1949), ski jumper
- John Michael Montgomery (1893–1968), baseball player
- Kalle Päätalo (1919–2000), novelist
- Tuulikki Ukkola (1943–2019), journalist and politician
International relations
editTwin towns — Sister cities
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Illuka Parish, Estonia[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-11-19. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Jalavan Kauppa vuodesta 1883". Jalavankauppa.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ Karjalainen, Ensio (29 January 2023). "Suomen vanhimman kaupan asiakkaina ovat olleet Venäjän tsaarin ja Ruotsin kuninkaan hovit". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ "Väliskoostöö" (in Estonian). Illuka vald. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
External links
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Media related to Taivalkoski at Wikimedia Commons
Taivalkoski travel guide from Wikivoyage- Municipality of Taivalkoski – Official website
- Visit Taivalkoski – Official travel website
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