North Ostrobothnia, Finland · Europe
Taivalkoski sits on the route: 1 hours from Posio, 50km from Julma-Ölkky.
Taivalkoski is a town located in North Ostrobothnia, Finland. With a population of 3,624, it is an important destination in Europe.
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Taivalkoski (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈtɑi̯ʋɑlˌkoski]) is a municipality of Finland, it is located in the Province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region.
The municipality has a population of 3,555 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 2,650.66 square kilometres (1,023.43 sq mi) of which 212.59 km2Read more
(82.08 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1.46 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.8/sq mi).
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.
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Taivalkoski is located in North Ostrobothnia, Finland, Europe. The coordinates are 65.5667 latitude, 28.2500 longitude.
Taivalkoski has a population of approximately 3,624 people, making it a town in Finland.
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Winter tyres mandatory December–February.
Full driving guide for Finland1 notable place within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Finland's largest canyon lake, a 3 km sliver of dark water between 50 m cliffs in Hossa National Park, crossed by a suspension bridge and cruised by summer boats that pass ancient rock paintings. A forest road leads to the trailhead.
50 km · about 55 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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