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S odankylä

S odankylä. Our hometown. Sodankylä in nutshell. In Northern Finland, 130 km above the Arctic Circle About 9000 inhabitants Area: the second largest municipality in Finland Founded 1893. The weather in Sodankylä. Permanent snow cover : from 30th October to 15th May

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S odankylä

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  1. Sodankylä Our hometown

  2. Sodankylä in nutshell • In Northern Finland, 130 km abovethe ArcticCircle • About9000 inhabitants • Area: the secondlargest • municipality in Finland • Founded 1893

  3. The weather in Sodankylä • Permanentsnowcover: • from 30th October • to 15th May • Midnight sun: • from 30th May to 15th July • Averagetemperature: • January-14°C • July +15°C

  4. Sights and touristattractionsin Sodankylä • In Sodankylä thereare a lot to see and experience. In the followingslidesweintroduceyou • - Pyhä-Luosto National Park • Midnight Sun Film Festival • Amethyst Mine • Tankavaara Gold Museum • The Statue ” A Reindeer and a Lapp” • Aurora House Revontulikota Pohjan Kruunu

  5. Pyhä-Luosto National Park In Pyhä-Luosto National Parkyoucanhike in the summer and ski in the winter. Youcanalsogosnowshoeing, snowmobilingor to a husky safari, ifyoulike.

  6. Midnight Sun Film Festival • Sodankylä Film Festival is one of the mostuniquefestivals in the world. World famousdirectors, rising new names…

  7. Amethyst Mine • Near the Luostofell center, in the middle of beautifulLappishsceneries, youwillfind the onlyoperativeamethystmine in Europe. Theysayit’s the mostbeautifulmine in the world.

  8. Tankavaara Gold Museum • The international Gold Museumpresents the history of Finnish gold, as well as major gold rushes. Everyvisitorcantrytheirluck at panning for gold, and thereareguides for help.

  9. The Statue ” A Reindeer and a Lapp” • Sculptor Ensio Seppänen desingedthisstatue in 1970, located in the center of Sodankylä. The bronzestatuepresentsreindeerhusbandry, whichstill is one of the mostimportanttrades in Sodankylä.

  10. Aurora House Revontulikota Pohjan Kruunu In Aurora House Revontulikota Pohjan Kruunu youcanadmire the beauty of NorthernLights the wholeyearround, no matterhowcloudyit is. Pictures and videosareprojected on the teepee’sceiling.

  11. Ourschool in Sodankylä The Aleksanteri Kena School - primaryschool - about135 students, fromthe 1st to the 6th class (7-13 yearsold) - 16 teachers, - 4 assistantteachers

  12. Pictures of ourschool Ourclassroom

  13. School library and hall

  14. Working in Englishlesson and ICT class. Floorball in the gym.

  15. School yard and hall.

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