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Sodankylä

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Municipality in Lapland, Finland

Sodankylä (Finnish:; Northern Sami: Soađegilli; Inari Sami: Suáđigil; Skolt Sami: Suäʹđjel) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the region of Lapland, and lies at the northern end of Highway 5 (E63) and along Highway 4 (E75). The Kitinen River flows near the center of Sodankylä.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1893Founded1
  • HeadquartersSodankylä, Finland1
  • Websitewww.sodankyla.fi
  • Legal formmunicipality of Finland1
  • Kind of organizationGovernment entity1
  • LEI743700XXZT9DLC546Q133
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressPL 60, FI-99600 Sodankylä, Finland3
  • Registered withFinnish Patent and Registration Office, 0193169-13

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Sodankylä church 2016 3
Photo: Htm, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

Sodankylä (Finnish: [ˈsodɑŋˌkylæ]; Northern Sami: Soađegilli [ˈso̯ɑðeˌkilːiː]; Inari Sami: Suáđigil; Skolt Sami: Suäʹđjel) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the region of Lapland, and lies at the northern end of Highway 5 (E63) and along Highway 4 (E75). The Kitinen River flows near the center of Sodankylä. Its neighbouring municipalities are Inari, Kemijärvi, Kittilä, Pelkosenniemi, Rovaniemi, and Savukoski. The municipality has two official languages: Finnish and Northern Sami.2

Corporate structure

Sodankylä sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Sodankylä Sodankylä, Finland
    • Sodankylän Lämpö ja Vesi Oy Subsidiary · 100% · Sodankylä, Finland

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

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Sodankylä Local History Museum

The Old Church (made 1689 of wood), The New Church (made 1859 of stone)

Tankavaara, gold museum, gold village

Ilmakkiaapa peatland protection area (35 km north)

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Urho Kekkonen National Park (Koilliskaira Visitor Centre)

Luosto – a hill home to the only open amethyst mine in Europe

Hotel Sodankylä and Hotel Bear Inn (Hotelli Karhu)

Midnight Sun Film Festival (annually mid-June)

Museum-Gallery Alariesto (Andreas Alariesto's life and artwork)

Pappilanniemi walking trail

Igloo village of Kakslauttanen

The old church

The old church of Sodankylä is one of the oldest churches in Lapland. The church was built in 1689 for the people of Middle Lapland. It was restored in 1926, and the shingles and the boarding were re-done between 1991 and 1995 by the National Board of Antiquities and Historical Monuments. The church is still open at summer time.

The statue "A reindeer and a Lapp"

Sculptor Ensio Seppänen designed this statue in 1970, located in the center of Sodankylä. The bronze statue presents reindeer husbandry, which still is one of the most important trades in Sodankylä.

Tankavaara Gold Museum

The International Gold Museum of Tankavaara presents the history of Finnish gold, as well as the history of the world's major gold rushes. A display called Golden world, tells the story of gold in more than 20 countries. The outdoor museum is housed within several historic buildings and the courtyard is decorated with a large bronze statue of a gold prospector, by the artist professor Ensio Seppänen. The museum's stone and mineral collection has more than 2500 samples on display from around the world.

Museum-gallery Alariesto

Andreas Alariesto (1900-1986) was a painter from Sodankylä.

Museum-gallery Alariesto was opened in July 1986. The museum's permanent exhibition displays artist Andreas Alariesto's life and works. It was maintained by Riikka and Andreas Alariesto's Lapinkuvat ("pictures of Lapland") Foundation and the Municipality of Sodankylä. The foundation's main goal was to take care of Alariesto's collected works and to preserve the Sami cultural traditions of the historical Sompio area. In 2020, the foundation was merged with Kauko Sorjonen Foundation.

From Wikipedia’s article on Sodankylä, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. 1893Founded Founded1

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