Sodankylä
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| Sodankylä Sodankylä – Soađegilli |
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| Sodankylän kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 67°25′N 026°35′E / 67.417°N 26.583°ECoordinates: 67°25′N 026°35′E / 67.417°N 26.583°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Province | Lapland | ||
| Region | Lapland | ||
| Sub-region | Northern Lapland sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1893 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipal manager | Vesa Tuunainen | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 12,415.22 km2 (4,793.5 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 11,696.4 km2 (4,516 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 718.82 km2 (277.5 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 2nd largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2009-06-30)[2] | |||
| - Total | 8,844 | ||
| - Density | 0.76/km2 (2/sq mi) | ||
| Population rank | 118th largest in Finland | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 98.1% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| - Sami | 1.3% (official) | ||
| - Others | 0.5% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 14.5% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 66.1% | ||
| - 65 or older | 19.4% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | ||
| Website | www.sodankyla.fi | ||
Sodankylä (Inari Sami: Suáđigil, Northern Sami: Soađegilli, Skolt Sami: Suäˊđjel) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Lapland, Finland. The municipality has a population of 8,844 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 12,415.22 square kilometres (4,793.54 sq mi) of which 718.82 km2 (277.54 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 0.76 inhabitants per square kilometre (2.0 /sq mi). The municipality has two official languages: Finnish and Northern Sami.
Since 1986 Sodankylä has been home to the Midnight Sun Film Festival (Sodankylän elokuvajuhlat).
The Jaeger Brigade of the Finnish Army is located in Sodankylä. Strictly speaking Sodankylä and also Soađegilli translate to 'Village of War', though the etymology of the name most likely doesn't originate from the word 'war'.
One of EISCAT's scientific radar receiver stations is located outside Sodankylä, at the site of Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory. The urban area around the observatory is known as Tähtelä, which translates as "Place of Stars", although the observatory does not look at stars.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] Climate
| Weather data for Sodankylä | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −9.5 (15) |
−8.3 (17) |
-2.6 (27) |
2.6 (37) |
9.6 (49) |
16.6 (62) |
19.4 (67) |
16.1 (61) |
9.8 (50) |
2.3 (36) |
-4.3 (24) |
-7.9 (18) |
3.6 (38) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −19.6 (-3) |
−18.2 (-1) |
−13.0 (9) |
-7.4 (19) |
0.0 (32) |
6.4 (44) |
9.1 (48) |
6.6 (44) |
2.1 (36) |
-3.7 (25) |
−11.8 (11) |
−17.4 (1) |
-5.6 (22) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 35 (1.38) |
29 (1.14) |
29 (1.14) |
28 (1.1) |
35 (1.38) |
57 (2.24) |
63 (2.48) |
61 (2.4) |
47 (1.85) |
50 (1.97) |
40 (1.57) |
35 (1.38) |
507 (19.96) |
| Source: Climatological statistics for the normal period 1971–2000[6] 2009-07-07 | |||||||||||||
[edit] Sights, events
- The Old Church (made 1689 of wood), The New Church (made 1859 of stone)
- Tankavaara, goldmuseum, goldvilage and 30th Goldpanning world championships (August 6–13, 2006)
- Urho Kekkonen National Park (Koilliskaira Visitor Centre)
- Luosto
- Midnight Sun Film Festival (annually mid-June)
[edit] Twin towns
Kola, Russia, since 1968
Berlevåg, Norway, since 1971
Norsjö, Sweden, since 1977
Heiligenblut, Austria, since 1979
[edit] Gallery
 Sodankylä New Church |
 Sodankylä Old Church |
[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.
- ^ Climatological statistics for the normal period 1971–2000
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Sodankylä |
- Municipality of Sodankylä – Official website
- Midnight Sun Film Festival
- Tankavaara, goldvillage
- Gold goldmuseum
- Koilliskaira Visitor Centre
- Urho Kekkonen National Park
- The Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory
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