Taivalkoski is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of Finland, it is located in the
Province of Oulu
The Province of Oulu ( fi, Oulun lääni, sv, Uleåborgs län) was a province of Finland from 1775 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Lapland, Western Finland and Eastern Finland and also the Gulf of Bothnia and Russia.
History
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and is part of the
Northern Ostrobothnia
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region
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.
The municipality has a population of
()
and covers an area of of
which
is water.
The
population density
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is
.
The municipality is unilingually
Finnish
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* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
. 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
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Osmo Buller, world champion
ski jumper
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Tapio Räisänen, baseball player
John Michaelson, and
ice hockey
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player
Joni Pitkänen
Joni Pitkänen (born 19 September 1983) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Edmonton Oilers, and Carolina Hurricanes.
Playing career
Pitkänen starte ...
were born in Taivalkoski.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
*
Illuka Parish, Estonia
References
External links
Municipality of Taivalkoski– Official website
VisitTaivalkoski– Official travel website
Populated places established in 1879
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