Taivalkoski
Template:Expand Finnish Template:Infobox settlement Taivalkoski (Template:IPA) 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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The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The neighbouring municipalities are Kuusamo, Posio, Pudasjärvi and Suomussalmi. The Iijoki river runs through the centre of the village.
The oldest still-operating shop of Finland, Jalavan Kauppa, is located in Taivalkoski; a shop was founded in 1883 by White Karelian-based Stephan Jakowleff, which is owned by his descendants of the Jalava family.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Notable people
- Osmo Buller (born 1950), Esperantist
- Tapio Räisänen (born 1949), ski jumper
- John Michaelson (1893–1968), baseball player
- Kalle Päätalo (1919–2000), novelist
- Tuulikki Ukkola (1943–2019), journalist and politician
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
- Template:Flagicon Illuka Parish, Estonia<ref name=illuka>Template:Cite web</ref>
References
External links
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- Municipality of Taivalkoski – Official website
- Visit Taivalkoski – Official travel website
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