Charter 1879 Municipal tax rate 19.75% Region Northern Ostrobothnia | Time zone EET (UTC+2) Local time Saturday 12:03 PM | |
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Area rank 25th largest in Finland Weather -4°C, Wind S at 2 km/h, 80% Humidity | ||
Taivalkoski is a municipality of Finland, it is located in the Province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region.
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Map of 93400 Taivalkoski, Finland
The municipality has a population of 4,187 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 2,437.95 square kilometres (941.30 sq mi) of which 212.59 km2 (82.08 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1.72 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.5/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Neighbour municipalities are Kuusamo, Posio, Pudasjärvi and Suomussalmi.
Taivalkoski was the home of famous writer Kalle Päätalo and TV-comedian Pekka Jalava. Also world champion ski jumper Tapio Räisänen and ice hockey-player Joni Pitkänen were born in Taivalkoski.
The Iijoki river runs through the centre of the village.
Twin towns — Sister cities
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Taivalkoski Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA