Savukoski on film: summer wilderness, Tarkkala and a Christmas tradition

Three official local videos explore outdoor life around Kairijoki and Nuortti, plans for Tarkkala farm, and Savukoski's annual Christmas send-off.

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Savukoski on film: summer wilderness, Tarkkala and a Christmas tradition

Three official local videos explore outdoor life around Kairijoki and Nuortti, plans for Tarkkala farm, and Savukoski's annual Christmas send-off.

This summer montage offers a quick sense of how outdoor recreation is woven into Savukoski’s wide landscape. Its description points to food, fishing and paddling on Kairijoki, mountain biking, hiking in the Nuortti area of Urho Kekkonen National Park and a sauna. The scenes give several distinct ways to experience the region rather than one single attraction. The film dates from 2020, so use it as a visual introduction; it does not establish current trail conditions, business hours or transport.

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Another view of Savukoski

This podcast brings a local development story into focus. Municipal culture and marketing secretary Susanna Schwartz-Matero speaks with entrepreneurs Tiina Pulkka and Tuuli Rautava about their businesses and the pilot events planned for Erämaatila Tarkkala in summer 2026. The conversation places a remote historic farm within the present-day work of maintaining and finding uses for local heritage. It records plans at the time of publication, not a continuing event calendar; check with the municipality before travelling to the farm.

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Another view of Savukoski

The video records Savukoski’s 2025 Christmas send-off celebration, a public gathering built around the familiar local tradition that Santa sets out from Korvatunturi. Its value is as a record of a community event and the way the story is marked in the village. The tradition is folklore, not evidence that Santa’s mountain home is a historical fact. The film is also date-specific: it does not confirm this year’s event programme.

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