Sodankylä
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Sodankylä is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Lapland, Finland. The municipality has a population of 9,373 (2003) and covers an area of 12,416.81 km² of which 643.81 km² is water. The population density is 0.8 inhabitants per km². 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 located in Sodankylä.
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External links
- Information page (http://www.sodankyla.fi/english.php) (in English)
- Midnight Sun Film Festival (http://www.msfilmfestival.fi/fpage.php)
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