Country Finland Municipal tax rate 19.5% Local time Friday 9:47 PM | Time zone EET (UTC+2) Website www.pihtipudas.fi Region Central Finland | |
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Sub-region Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region Area rank 72nd largest in Finland Weather -4°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 80% Humidity | ||
Pihtipudas is a municipality of Finland.
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Map of 44800 Pihtipudas, Finland
It is located in northern Central Finland along the highway 4 (E75), about 140 kilometres (90 mi) north of Jyväskylä in the province of Western Finland. The municipality has a population of 4,210 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 1,074.67 square kilometres (414.93 sq mi) of which 172.71 km2 (66.68 sq mi) is water. There are all together 140 lakes in Pihtipudas. Biggest lakes are Alvajärvi, Muurasjärvi and Saanijärvi. The population density is 3.92 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.2/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Pihtipudas is perhaps best 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.
Attractions
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.