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Savukoski | |
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Municipality | |
| Savukosken kunta Savukoski kommun | |
 Centre of Savukoski. | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Savukoski in Finland | |
| Coordinates:67°17.5′N028°10′E / 67.2917°N 28.167°E /67.2917; 28.167 | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Lapland |
| Sub-region | Eastern Lapland |
| Charter | 1916 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Mauri Aarrevaara |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 6,495.95 km2 (2,508.10 sq mi) |
| • Land | 6,440.08 km2 (2,486.53 sq mi) |
| • Water | 57.93 km2 (22.37 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 6th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 965 |
| • Rank | 296th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 0.15/km2 (0.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.4% |
| • Sami | 0.5% |
| • Others | 2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 10% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56.9% |
| • 65 or older | 33.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Savukoski (Northern Sami:Suovvaguoika;Inari Sami:Suovâkuoškâ;Skolt Sami:Suõvvkuõškk) is amunicipality ofFinland.
It is located in theprovince ofLapland, Finland. The municipality has a population of 965 (31 December 2024)[2] and covers an area of 6,495.95 square kilometres (2,508.10 sq mi) of which 57.93 km2 (22.37 sq mi) is water.[1] Thepopulation density is 0.15 inhabitants per square kilometre (0.39/sq mi), which is the lowest in relation to other Finnish municipalities. Neighbour municipalities arePelkosenniemi,Salla andSodankylä.
The municipality is unilinguallyFinnish.
According to Finnish folklore, theKorvatunturiFell in Savukoski municipality is the location ofFather Christmas's (Joulupukki) secret workshop, where toys, trinkets and gifts are made and eventually wrapped bygnomes.[6] 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 riverKemijoki runs through it. Forestry andreindeer 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.
TheUrho Kekkonen National Park is also located partly in Savukoski.
A bog region calledÄteritsiputeritsipuolilautatsijänkä is in Savukoski. It has the longest place name in Finland.
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