Sodankylä
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Sodankylä Sodankylä – Soađegilli |
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| Sodankylän kunta | ||
Centre of Sodankylä
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 Location of Sodankylä in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 67°25′N 026°35′E / 67.417°N 26.583°ECoordinates: 67°25′N 026°35′E / 67.417°N 26.583°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Lapland | |
| Sub-region | Northern Lapland sub-region | |
| Charter | 1893 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Viljo Pesonen | |
| Area (2011-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 12,415.46 km2 (4,793.64 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 11,696.81 km2 (4,516.16 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 718.65 km2 (277.47 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 2nd largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 8,739 | |
| • Rank | 123rd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 0.75/km2 (1.9/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 98.1% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Sami | 1.3% (official) | |
| • Others | 0.5% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 14.5% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 66.1% | |
| • 65 or older | 19.4% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 19.5% | |
| Website | www.sodankyla.fi | |
Sodankylä (Inari Sami: Suáđigil, Northern Sami: Soađegilli, Skolt Sami: Suäʹđjel) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the region of Lapland, and lies at the Northern end of Finnish national road 5. The municipality has a population of 8,739 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 12,415.46 square kilometres (4,793.64 sq mi) of which 718.65 km2 (277.47 sq mi) is water. The population density is 0.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (1.9/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Inari, Kemijärvi, Kittilä, Pelkosenniemi, Rovaniemi, and Savukoski.
The municipality has two official languages: Finnish and Northern Sami.
Since 1986, Sodankylä has been home to the Midnight Sun Film Festival (Sodankylän elokuvajuhlat).
The Jaeger Brigade of the Finnish Army is also located in Sodankylä. Although the name "Sodankylä" and (also "Soađegilli") directly translate to "Village of War", the etymology of the name is from a surname rather than the word "war".
One of EISCAT's scientific radar receiver stations is located outside Sodankylä, at the site of the Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory. The urban area around the observatory is known as "Tähtelä", which translates as "Place of Stars", although the observatory does not observe stars.
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