Taivalkoski () 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 () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
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.
Notable people
Osmo Buller (born 1950), Esperantist Tapio Räisänen (born 1949), ski jumper John Michaelson (1893–1968), baseball player Pirkko Moisala (born 1953), ethnomusicologist Kalle Päätalo (1919–2000), novelist Tuulikki Ukkola (1943–2019), journalist and politician
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities Illuka Parish, Estonia
References
External links
Municipality of Taivalkoski – Official website Visit Taivalkoski – Official travel website