Savukoski

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Municipality in Lapland, Finland

Savukoski Suovvaguoika (Northern Sami) Suovâkuoškâ (Inari Sami) Suõvvkuõškk (Skolt Sami)
Municipality
Savukosken kunta Savukoski kommun
Centre of Savukoski.
Coat of arms
Location of Savukoski in Finland
Coordinates: 67°17.5′N 028°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 (2023-12-31)^[2]
• Total	978
• Rank	295th largest in Finland
• Density	0.15/km² (0.4/sq mi)
Population by native language ^[3]
• Finnish	97.9% (official)
• Swedish	0.3%
• Sami	0.4%
• Others	1.4%
Population by age ^[4]
• 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.fi

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 978 (31 December 2023)^[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] 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.^[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 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^{[citation needed]}. 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.

Notable people

Markus Mustajärvi (born 1963), Finnish politician

References

^ ^a ^b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
^ Robbins, Danny. "Meeting Father Christmas". Danny Robbins' Indie Travel Guide. BBC. Retrieved 23 June 2013.