Paavola is a former municipality of Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

, now a village in the municipality of Siikajoki

Siikajoki

Siikajoki is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is...

. The village is located beside the Siikajoki river. Though lacking rail transport connections, the settlement does lie beside the crossroads of routes 86 and 807.

In 1973, Paavola was consolidated with the neighboring municipality of Revonlahti to form the municipality of Ruukki

Ruukki

Ruukki is a former municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality had a population of 4,505 and covered an area of of which is water. The population density was .The municipality was unilingually Finnish.In 2007...

. Ruukki in turn was consolidated with Siikajoki in 2007.