Taivalkoski

Taivalkoski is a municipality of Finland, it is located in the Province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region.

Taivalkoski
Municipality
Taivalkosken kunta
Taivalkoski kommun
The childhood home of author Kalle Päätalo has become one of the most visited tourist attractions in Taivalkoski.
Coat of arms
Location of Taivalkoski in Finland
Coordinates: 65°34.5′N 028°14.5′E
Country Finland
RegionNorthern Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionKoillismaa sub-region
Charter1879
Government
 • Municipal managerJukka Mikkonen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total2,650.66 km2 (1,023.43 sq mi)
 • Land2,438.04 km2 (941.33 sq mi)
 • Water212.59 km2 (82.08 sq mi)
Area rank25th largest in Finland
Population
 (2019-01-31)[2]
 • Total4,005
 • Rank199th largest in Finland
 • Density1.64/km2 (4.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish99% (official)
 • Others1%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1418.1%
 • 15 to 6462.8%
 • 65 or older19.1%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]19.75%
Websitewww.taivalkoski.fi

The municipality has a population of 4,005 (31 January 2019)[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 1.64 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.2/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 famous writer Kalle Päätalo and television comedian Pekka Jalava. In addition, the famed Esperantist Osmo Buller, world champion ski jumper Tapio Räisänen, baseball player John Michaelson, and ice hockey player Joni Pitkänen were born in Taivalkoski.

International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland

Twin towns — Sister cities

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  3. "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. "Väliskoostöö" (in Estonian). Illuka vald. Retrieved 21 March 2011.

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