Savukoski
Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality 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 Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality/population count (Error: Invalid time.)[1] and covers an area of [convert: invalid number] of which [convert: invalid number] is water.[2] The population density is [convert: invalid number]. Neighbour municipalities are Pelkosenniemi, Salla and Sodankylä.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
According to Finnish Folklore, the Korvatunturi Fell in Savukoski municipality is the location of Father Christmas's (Joulupukki) secret workshop, where toys, trinkets and gifts are made and eventually wrapped by gnomes.[3] The name Korvatunturi translates into English as "Ear Fell". Finnish children are told that from "Ear Fell" Father Christmas 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 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[citation needed]. Nowadays tourism is also getting more important.
The Urho Kekkonen National Park is also located partly in Savukoski.
See also
- Seitajärvi, a former community in Savukoski
References
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External links
Media related to Savukoski at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Savukoski – Official website
- Korvatunturi – Ear Mountain
- Savukoski – The Home of Father Christmas
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