Savukoski
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| Savukoski | |||
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| — Municipality — | |||
| Savukosken kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 67°17.5′N 028°10′E / 67.2917°N 28.167°ECoordinates: 67°17.5′N 028°10′E / 67.2917°N 28.167°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Province | Lapland | ||
| Region | Lapland | ||
| Sub-region | Eastern Lapland sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1916 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipal manager | Mauri Aarrevaara | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 6,496.65 km2 (2,508.4 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 6,438.62 km2 (2,486 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 58.03 km2 (22.4 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 6th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2009-06-30)[2] | |||
| - Total | 1,200 | ||
| - Density | 0.19/km2 (0.5/sq mi) | ||
| Population rank | 330th largest in Finland | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 99.5% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.2% | ||
| - Sami | 0.1% | ||
| - Others | 0.2% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 11.3% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 64.6% | ||
| - 65 or older | 24.1% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.25% | ||
| Website | www.savukoski.fi | ||
Savukoski (Inari Sami: Suovâkuoškâ, Northern Sami: Suovvaguoika) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Lapland, Finland. The municipality has a population of 1,200 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 6,496.65 square kilometres (2,508.37 sq mi) of which 58.03 km2 (22.41 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 0.19 inhabitants per square kilometre (0.49 /sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
According to a story, the homestead of Santa Claus (Joulupukki) is located at the Korvatunturi Fell in Savukoski municipality. The Finns believe that Santa Claus lives there. The name Korvatunturi translates into English as "Ear Fell". Finnish children are told that from "Ear Fell" Santa Claus can hear what all the children are saying so he can find out if the children behave and obey their parents (and therefore may receive gifts next Christmas).
Savukoski is one of the largest municipalities in Finland, areawise, and the most sparsely settled. The mighty river Kemijoki runs through it. Forestry and reindeer husbandry have traditionally been the main livelihood of the local population. There are ten times more reindeer than people in Savukoski. Nowadays tourism is also getting more important.
The Urho Kekkonen National Park is also located partly in Savukoski.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 30 June 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/AE1290D892E86719C22575EB002B065C/$file/090630.html. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- ^ "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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
[edit] External links
Media related to Savukoski at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Savukoski – Official website
- Korvatunturi – Ear Mountain
- Savukoski – The Home of Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus in East Lapland
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