Taivalkoski
Municipality in North Ostrobothnia, Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Taivalkoski | |
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Municipality | |
Taivalkosken kunta Taivalkoski kommun | |
Coordinates: 65°34.5′N 028°14.5′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 (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 |
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.[5][6]