# Tankavaara

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{{Short description|Village in Sodankylä, Finland}}
[[File:Tankavaara-kultakyla-auraria.jpg|thumb|"Gold village" in Tankavaara have built reproductions of buildings of the [gold rush](/source/gold_rush) towns.]]
'''Tankavaara''' is a village and a tourist attraction in the municipality of [Sodankylä](/source/Sodankyl%C3%A4) in [Lapland](/source/Lapland_(Finland)), [Finland](/source/Finland). It is located by the [E75](/source/European_route_E75) highway {{Convert|90|km}} north of Sodankylä and {{Convert|30|km}} south of the [Saariselkä](/source/Saariselk%C3%A4) ski resort. Tankavaara is famous of its [gold prospecting](/source/gold_prospecting) that started in the 1930s. Since the 1970s, the village has been a tourist attraction including hotel, restaurant "Old Gold Prospector" and the Gold Prospector Museum.<ref>[http://www.tankavaara.fi/ Welcome to Tankavaara Goldvillage] Tankavaaran Kultakylä. Retrieved February 18th 2019.</ref>

==History==
The Tankavaara gold was found in 1934 by the [Sami people](/source/Sami_people) of the nearby Purnumukka village. The discovery attracted several gold prospectors Finland as well as some foreign mining companies. Since 1950 the Tankavaara area was used for research work by the [Geological Survey of Finland](/source/Geological_Survey_of_Finland) and the tourism finally started in 1970.<ref>[http://www.kultamuseo.fi/en/historia.htm A SHORT GOLD HISTORY OF FINLAND] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030182609/http://www.kultamuseo.fi/en/historia.htm |date=2016-10-30 }} Gold Prospector Museum. Retrieved 1 October 2015.</ref>

The [Battle of Tankavaara](/source/Battle_of_Tankavaara) was fought during the [Lapland War](/source/Lapland_War) in 26–31 October 1944 between the retreating [German](/source/Nazi_Germany) troops and the Finnish Army.<ref>[http://www.sotamuistomerkit.fi/sivu.php?id=492 Tankavaaran taistelu 26. – 31.10.1944] War Memorials in Finland. Retrieved 1 October 2015. {{in lang|fi}}</ref>

==The Gold Museum==
thumb|Interior of the Gold Museum.
The International Gold Museum presents the history of Finnish gold, as well as the history of the world's major gold rushes. A display called Golden world, tells the story of gold in more than 20 countries. The outdoor museum is housed within several historic buildings and the courtyard is decorated with a large bronze statue of a gold prospector, by the artist professor [Ensio Seppänen](/source/Ensio_Sepp%C3%A4nen). The museum's stone and mineral collection has more than 2500 samples on display from around the world.

==See also==
*[Lapland gold rush](/source/Lapland_gold_rush)

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.tankavaara.fi/ Tankavaara Gold Village Official Home Page]
*[http://www.kultamuseo.fi/ The Gold Prospector Museum Official Homepage]

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Category:Tourist attractions in Lapland (Finland)

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