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Sodankylä (, (北部サーミ語:Soađegilli), ) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Lapland, Finland 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 . Neighbour 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 (). The Jaeger Brigade of the Finnish Army is located in Sodankylä. Although Sodankylä and also Soađegilli 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 look at stars. Further, Sodankylä is home to Luosto, which is a ski and safari resort in the heart of the national forest that specialises in authentic and uncommercialised Husky, Reindeer, Skidoo and Santa excursions. Sodankylä has an airfield. ==Key Sights, Events and Destinations== * (The Old Church ) (made 1689 of wood), ''The New Church'' (made 1859 of stone) * Tankavaara, goldmuseum, goldvillage * (Ilmakkiaapa peatland protection area ) (35 km north) * Urho Kekkonen National Park (Koilliskaira Visitor Centre) * ''Luosto'' -home to the only open amethyst mine in Europe, is a ski and safari resort in the heart of the national forest- the original Santa destination. * Midnight Sun Film Festival (annually mid-June) * Museum-Gallery Alariesto (Andreas Alariesto's life and artwork) * (Pappilanniemi walking trail ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sodankylä」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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