Pihtipudas

Coordinates: 63°22′N 025°34.5′E / 63.367°N 25.5750°E / 63.367; 25.5750
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Pihtipudas
Municipality
Pihtiputaan kunta
Pihtipudas kommun
Coat of arms of Pihtipudas
Location of Pihtipudas in Finland
Location of Pihtipudas in Finland
Coordinates: 63°22′N 025°34.5′E / 63.367°N 25.5750°E / 63.367; 25.5750
Country Finland
RegionCentral Finland
Sub-regionSaarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region
Government
 • Municipal managerAri Kinnunen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,247.48 km2 (481.65 sq mi)
 • Land1,074.93 km2 (415.03 sq mi)
 • Water172.71 km2 (66.68 sq mi)
 • Rank72nd largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total3,740
 • Rank197th largest in Finland
 • Density3.48/km2 (9.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish99.1% (official)
 • Others0.9%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1414.3%
 • 15 to 6453.1%
 • 65 or older32.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitepihtipudas.fi

Pihtipudas is a municipality of Finland. It is located in northern Central Finland along the highway 4 (E75), about 140 kilometres (90 mi) north of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of 3,740 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 1,247.48 square kilometres (481.65 sq mi) of which 172.71 km2 (66.68 sq mi) is water.[1] There are all together 140 lakes in Pihtipudas. Biggest lakes are Alvajärvi, Muurasjärvi and Saanijärvi.[6] The population density is 3.48 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.0/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Pihtipudas is known for the annual javelin carnival and Lauri "Tahko" Pihkala, the father of Finnish baseball. Putaanportti area offers plenty of services for travelers. Fish Art is a sales exhibition of taxidermic (mounted fish) – unique in Finland. Close to the service station there are shops – in a way factory outlets – specialized in sweets, leather bags and pottery products. Other tourist services are found in the central village and lakeside areas.

History[edit]

Pihtipudas was first mentioned in 1552 as Pictipudhas, when it was a part of the large Rautalampi parish. Along with Kannonkoski, Kivijärvi and Konginkangas, it was transferred to the newly established Viitasaari[7] parish in 1635. Pihtipudas gained a chapel in 1780 and a church in 1833, while in 1863 it became an independent parish.[8]

Attractions[edit]

The scenery and history of Pihtipudas are easy to be found hand in hand on the bridge of Heinäjoki. Local museum and the church are next to each other in the center of Pihtipudas. Places worth mentioning are also Niemenharju area with well-known dancing place, an old demarcation Rillankivi and lake Alvajärvi area.

Kolkku is in this county.

Twin towns[edit]

Gallery[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Immigration record high in Finland in 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Pihtipudas". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  7. ^ "Viitasaari - Tietoja Viitasaaresta". viitasaari.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on January 12, 2018. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  8. ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 335. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d "Ystäväkuntalista" (PDF) (in Finnish). Pohjola-Norden. Retrieved 7 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Vennskapskommune samarbeide i Norden" (in Icelandic). Borgarbyggð Municipality. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.

External links[edit]

Media related to Pihtipudas at Wikimedia Commons