Taivalkoski
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Taivalkoski | |
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Municipality | |
Taivalkosken kunta Taivalkoski kommun | |
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) | |
• Total | 2,650.66 km2 (1,023.43 sq mi) |
• Land | 2,438.04 km2 (941.33 sq mi) |
• Water | 212.59 km2 (82.08 sq mi) |
• Rank | 25th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-09-30) | |
• Total | 3,755 |
• Rank | 196th largest in Finland |
• Density | 1.54/km2 (4.0/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 97.7% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.1% |
• Others | 2.2% |
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.taivalkoski.fi |
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.
The municipality has a population of 3,755 (30 September 2023) and covers an area of 2,650.66 square kilometres (1,023.43 sq mi) of which 212.59 km2 (82.08 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1.54 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.0/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.
Taivalkoski was the home of writer Kalle Päätalo, Esperantist Osmo Buller, world champion ski jumper Tapio Räisänen, baseball player John Michaelson, and ice hockey player Joni Pitkänen.[citation needed]
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.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
- Illuka Parish, Estonia