Sodankylä
| 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 | ||
| Region | Lapland | ||
| Sub-region | Northern Lapland sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1893 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Viljo Pesonen | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 12,415.46 km2 (4,793.64 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 11,696.81 km2 (4,516.16 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 718.65 km2 (277.47 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 2nd largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 8,809 | ||
| • Rank | 123rd largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 0.75/km2 (1.9/sq mi) | ||
| 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 8,809 (31 January 2012)[2] and covers an area of 12,415.46 square kilometres (4,793.64 sq mi) of which 718.65 km2 (277.47 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 0.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.9 /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.
Although Sodankylä and also Soađegilli translate to 'Village of War', the etymology of the name is from a surname rather than 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.
Further Sodankyla is home to Luosto, which is a ski and safari resort in the heart of the national forest that specialises in authentic and uncommercialised Husky, Reindeer, Skidoo and Santa excursions.
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[edit] Key Sights, Events and Destinations
- 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 -home to the only open amethyst mine in Europe, is a ski and safari resort in the heart of the national forest- the original Santa destination.
- Midnight Sun Film Festival (annually mid-June)
[edit] Geography
[edit] Climate
| Climate data for Sodankylä | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
30.5 (86.9) |
30.9 (87.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
10.3 (50.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −9.5 (14.9) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
2.6 (36.7) |
9.6 (49.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
3.6 (38.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −19.6 (−3.3) |
−18.2 (−0.8) |
−13 (9) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
0.0 (32.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.1 (48.4) |
6.6 (43.9) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−11.8 (10.8) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −49.5 (−57.1) |
−44.4 (−47.9) |
−42.7 (−44.9) |
−31.6 (−24.9) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−11.4 (11.5) |
−28 (−18) |
−34.5 (−30.1) |
−41 (−42) |
−49.5 (−57.1) |
| 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) |
| Snowfall cm (inches) | 54 (21.3) |
70 (27.6) |
76 (29.9) |
71 (28) |
14 (5.5) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (0.8) |
16 (6.3) |
34 (13.4) |
337 (132.7) |
| Sunshine hours | 12 | 57 | 125 | 196 | 240 | 268 | 269 | 183 | 109 | 60 | 22 | 1 | 1,542 |
| Source: Climatological statistics for the normal period 1971–2000[6] | |||||||||||||
[edit] Twin towns
Kola, Russia, since 1968
Berlevåg, Norway, since 1971
Norsjö, Sweden, since 1977
Heiligenblut, Austria, since 1979
[edit] Gallery
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Sodankylä New Church
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Sodankylä Old Church
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=5919&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "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 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ 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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