national park
Pyhä-Luosto National Park
Lapland national park of ancient quartzite fells split by a road link, with gorges, ski resorts and marked trailhead parking.
50 km · about 60 min drive
Lapland, Finland · Europe
Savukoski sits on the route: 40 minutes from Pelkosenniemi, 50km from Pyhä-Luosto National Park.
Savukoski is a town located in Lapland, Finland. With a population of 983, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Savukoski sits in Finland, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Helsinki time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Savukoski to your route.
Savukoski (Northern Sami: Suovvaguoika; Inari Sami: Suovâkuoškâ; Skolt Sami: Suõvvkuõškk) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Lapland, Finland. The municipality has a population of 974 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 6,495.95 square kilometres (2,508.10 sq mi) of which 57.93 km2Read more
(22.37 sq mi) is water. The population density is 0.15 inhabitants per square kilometre (0.39/sq mi), which is the lowest in relation to other Finnish municipalities. 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. 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. Nowadays tourism is also getting more important.
The Urho Kekkonen National Park is also located partly in Savukoski.
A bog region called Äteritsiputeritsipuolilautatsijänkä is in Savukoski. It has the longest place name in Finland.
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Savukoski is located in Lapland, Finland, Europe. The coordinates are 67.2925 latitude, 28.1581 longitude.
Savukoski has a population of approximately 983 people, making it a town in Finland.
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national park
Lapland national park of ancient quartzite fells split by a road link, with gorges, ski resorts and marked trailhead parking.
50 km · about 60 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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