Sodankylä
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Sodankylä (Soađegilli in Northern Sami, Syäˊđjel in Skolt Sami) is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Lapland, Finland. The municipality has a population of 9,373 (2003) and covers an area of 12,416.81 km² of which 643.81 km² is water. The population density is 0.8 inhabitants per km². 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 located in Sodankylä.
Sight, events
- old church (made 1689 from wood), new church (made 1859 from stone)
- Tankavaara, goldmuseum, goldvilage and 30th Goldpanning world championships (6.-13.8.2006)
- Urho Kekkonen National Park (Koilliskaira Visitor Centre)
- Luosto
- Midnight Sun Film Festival (middle of June)
External links
- [Information page] (in English)
- [Midnight Sun Film Festival]
- [Tankavaara, goldvillage]
- [Gold goldmuseum]
- [Koilliskaira Visitor Centre]
- [Urho Kekkonen National Park]
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