Taivalkoski

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 0 and covers an area of undefined km2 ofwhich undefined km2 is water. The population density is undefined PD/km2.

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 Michael Montgomery (1893–1968), baseball player
 * Kalle Päätalo (1919–2000), novelist
 * Tuulikki Ukkola (1943–2019), journalist and politician

Twin towns — Sister cities

 * 🇪🇪 Illuka Parish, Estonia