| Taivalkoski | |
| Official Name: | Finnish: Taivalkosken kunta Swedish: Taivalkoski kommun |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Coordinates: | 65.575°N 42.5°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  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 |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +02:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +03:00 |
Taivalkoski (in Finnish pronounced as /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 and covers an area of NaNTaivalkoski}} ofwhich NaNTaivalkoski}} is water. The population density is NaNTaivalkoski.
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.[1] [2]
See main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland.
Illuka Parish, Estonia[3]