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Sodankyla

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Sodankylä is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the region of Lapland, and lies at the northern end of Finnish national road 5. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is {{Infobox Finnish municipality/population densitySodankylä. Neighbouring municipalities are Inari, Kemijärvi, Kittilä, Pelkosenniemi, Rovaniemi, and Savukoski.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 also located in Sodankylä. Although the name "Sodankylä" and (also "Soađegilli") directly translate to "Village of War", the etymology of the name is from a surname rather than the word "war".One of EISCAT's scientific radar receiver stations is located outside Sodankylä, at the site of the Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory. The urban area around the observatory is known as "Tähtelä", which translates as "Place of Stars", although the observatory does not observe stars.

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Aurora Hunting Safari to Lake Inari from Saariselkä BOOK WITH VIATOR FROM $171

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Best things to do in Sodankyla

Church of Sodankyla

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Museum - Gallery Alariesto

Pyha-Nattanen Fell

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Levi Ski Resort

Santa Claus Village

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SantaPark - the Home Cavern of Santa Claus

Pyha-Luosto National Park

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Places to visit with Sodankyla

Rovaniemi Best for: Theme Parks, Museums, Fun & Games Levi Best for: Winter Sports, Fun & Games, Nightlife Inari Best for: Museums, Outdoors, Shopping Saariselka Best for: Nightlife, Winter Sports, Nature Muonio Best for: Winter Sports, Nightlife, Nature

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