What is Savukoski?
[[File:Savukoski Suomen maakuntakartalla.png|thumb|Location]] [[Image:Savukoski.vaakuna.svg|100px|thumb|Coat of arms of Savukoski]] '''Savukoski''' ([[Inari Sami]]: '''Suovâkuoškâis''', [[Northern Sami]]: '''Suovvaguoika''') is a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[municipality]] in the Province of [[Lapland]]. As of 2005, 1,326 people lived there. The [[area]] is 6,496.64&nbsp;km². The municipality was founded in 1916. Nearby municipalities are [[Pelkosenniemi]], [[Salla]] and [[Sodankylä]]. The villages in Savukoski include Kuosku, Martti, Nousu, Seitajärvi, Savukoski, Tanhua, Lunkkaus, Viitaranta, Värriö, Rovala and Ruuvaoja. ==Economy== Employers: Metsähallitus, Veljekset Karjalainen and Metsänhoitoyhdistys. In 1967, [[phosphorus]] was found in the area. It is planned to open a phosphorus [[Mining|mine]] after 2015. ==Geography== One third of area is [[national park]]land: Urho Kekkonen National Park, Värriö Strict Nature Reserve and Maltio Strict Nature Reserve. ==Population growth== {{Bar chart | title = Population | label_type = Year | data_type = Population | bar_width = 35 | width_units = em | data_max = 2500 | label1 = 1980 | data1 = 1931 | label2 = 1985 | data2 = 1881 | label3 = 1990 | data3 = 1774 | label4 = 1995 | data4 = 1660 | label5 = 2000 | data5 = 1472 | label6 = 2005 | data6 = 1303 | label7 = 2010 | data7 = 1179 }} <ref>http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain+1980+%2D+2012&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi{{Dead link|date=December 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Tilastokeskus reference, Finnish</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} == Other websites == * [http://www.savukoski.fi/ The official Savukoski page] [[Category:Municipalities of Lapland (Finland)]] {{Template:Lapland}} {{multistub|geo|Europe}}