Taivalkoski

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Taivalkoski

| official_name = {{lang|fi|Taivalkosken kunta}}
{{lang|sv|Taivalkoski kommun}}

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Taivalkoski Town Hall 20070727.JPG

| image_caption = Taivalkoski Town Hall

| image_shield = Taivalkoski.vaakuna.svg

| shield_size = 120x80px

| image_map = Taivalkoski sijainti Suomi.svg

| map_caption = Location of Taivalkoski in Finland

| coordinates = {{coord|65|34.5|N|028|14.5|E|region:FI-14_type:city|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = North Ostrobothnia

| subdivision_type2 = Sub-region

| subdivision_name2 = Koillismaa

| leader_title = Municipal manager

| leader_name = Jukka Mikkonen

| established_title = Charter

| established_date = 1879

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| timezone = EET

| utc_offset = +02:00

| timezone_DST = EEST

| utc_offset_DST = +03:00

| website = {{Url|https://www.taivalkoski.fi/}}

}}

Taivalkoski ({{IPA|fi|ˈtɑi̯ʋɑlˌkoski}}) is a municipality of Finland, it is located in the Province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region.

The municipality has a population of {{formatnum:

{{Data Finland municipality/population count|Taivalkoski}}}} ({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}}

}}) and covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Taivalkoski}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Taivalkoski}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water. The population density is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Taivalkoski|round=2}}|PD/km2}}.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The neighbouring municipalities are Kuusamo, Posio, Pudasjärvi and Suomussalmi. The Iijoki river runs through the centre of the village.

The oldest still-operating shop of Finland, Jalavan Kauppa, is located in Taivalkoski; a shop was founded in 1883 by White Karelian-based Stephan Jakowleff, which is owned by his descendants of the Jalava family.{{cite web|url=https://www.jalavankauppa.fi/|title=Jalavan Kauppa vuodesta 1883|website=Jalavankauppa.fi|access-date=29 January 2023|language=fi}}{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20015024|title=Suomen vanhimman kaupan asiakkaina ovat olleet Venäjän tsaarin ja Ruotsin kuninkaan hovit|first=Ensio|last=Karjalainen|work=Yle|date=29 January 2023|access-date=29 January 2023|language=fi}}