Paavola is a
former municipality of
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
, now a village in the municipality of
Siikajoki
Siikajoki is a municipality of Finland. It is part of the North Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
. Neighbour municipalities are Hailuoto, Liminka, Lu ...
. The village is located beside the Siikajoki river. Though lacking rail transport connections, the settlement does lie beside the crossroads of routes 86 and 807.
In 1973, Paavola was consolidated with the neighboring municipality of
Revonlahti to form the municipality of
Ruukki. Ruukki in turn was consolidated with Siikajoki in 2007.
Picture Gallery
File:Paavola Church Belfry 20070730.jpg, Paavola Church Campanile
References
External links
Former municipalities of Finland
Siikajoki
Villages in Finland
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