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.
[edit] 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)
[edit] 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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