Taivalkoski
Municipality
Taivalkosken kunta
Taivalkoski kommun
The childhood home of author Kalle Päätalo has become one of the most visited tourist attractions in Taivalkoski.
The childhood home of author Kalle Päätalo has become one of the most visited tourist attractions in Taivalkoski.
Coat of arms of Taivalkoski
Coat of arms
Location of Taivalkoski in Finland
Location of Taivalkoski in Finland
Coordinates: 65°34.5′N 028°14.5′E / 65.5750°N 28.2417°E / 65.5750; 28.2417
Country Finland
RegionNorth Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionKoillismaa
Charter1879
Government
 • Municipal managerJukka Mikkonen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total2,650.66 km2 (1,023.43 sq mi)
 • Land2,438.21 km2 (941.40 sq mi)
 • Water212.59 km2 (82.08 sq mi)
 • Rank25th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-09-30)[2]
 • Total3,755
 • Rank196th largest in Finland
 • Density1.54/km2 (4.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish97.7% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others2.2%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1414.4%
 • 15 to 6454.6%
 • 65 or older31%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.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)[2] 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.[1] 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.

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]

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

References

  1. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Preliminary population statistics 2023, September". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Jalavan Kauppa vuodesta 1883". Jalavankauppa.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Karjalainen, Ensio (29 January 2023). "Suomen vanhimman kaupan asiakkaina ovat olleet Venäjän tsaarin ja Ruotsin kuninkaan hovit". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Väliskoostöö" (in Estonian). Illuka vald. Retrieved 21 March 2011.

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