Taivalkoski

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Taivalkoski
Municipality
Taivalkosken kunta Taivalkoski kommun
Taivalkoski Town Hall
Coat of arms
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
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  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	3,660
• Rank	198th largest in Finland
• Density	1.5/km2 (4/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
• Finnish	97.5% (official)
• Swedish	0.1%
• Others	2.4%
Population by age [4]
• 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 3,660 (31 December 2024)^[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 1.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.9/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]

• 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

• Illuka Parish, Estonia^[8]

Media related to Taivalkoski at Wikimedia Commons

• Taivalkoski travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Municipality of Taivalkoski – Official website
• Visit Taivalkoski – Official travel website

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