Taivalkoski | |
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Municipality | |
Taivalkosken kunta Taivalkoski kommun | |
Taivalkoski Town Hall | |
![]() Location of Taivalkoski in Finland | |
Coordinates: 65°34.5′N 028°14.5′E / 65.5750°N 28.2417°E | |
Country | ![]() |
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 (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,731 |
• Rank | 198th largest in Finland |
• Density | 1.53/km2 (4.0/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 |
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 3,731 (31 December 2023)[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 1.53 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.
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
[edit]Twin towns — Sister cities
[edit]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 "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "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
[edit] Media related to Taivalkoski at Wikimedia Commons
Taivalkoski travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Municipality of Taivalkoski – Official website
- Visit Taivalkoski – Official travel website