Pihtipudas

Pihtipudas is a municipality of Finland. Pihtipudas is known for the annual javelin carnival and for Lauri "Tahko" Pihkala, the inventor of Pesäpallo, the Finnish variant of baseball.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Pihtipudas
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Pihtipudas gata.JPG
Settlement.image_shield: Pihtipudas.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_map: Pihtipudas sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Pihtipudas in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Central Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region
Settlement.leader_title: Municipal manager
Settlement.leader_name: Ari Kinnunen
Settlement.timezone: EET
Settlement.utc_offset: +02:00
Settlement.timezone_DST: EEST
Settlement.utc_offset_DST: +03:00

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Pihtiputaan kunta
Population: 3739
Area: 172.57
Official website: pihtipudas.fi
Image: Pihtipudas Church 2013.JPG

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Commons category: Pihtipudas
citizens' initiative URL: www.kuntalaisaloite.fi/sv/sok?municipalities=601

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Contents

Location and geography
Demographics
History
Prehistory
Post-prehistory
Attractions
Pihtipudas Javelin Carnival
Pihtipudas Local History Museum
Water recreation
Rillankivi boundary stone
Imarrekivi stone
Notable residents
Twin towns
Gallery
See also
References
External links

Pihtipudas is a municipality of Finland. Pihtipudas is known for the annual javelin carnival and for Lauri "Tahko" Pihkala, the inventor of Pesäpallo, the Finnish variant of baseball.

==Location and geography== Pihtipudas is the northernmost municipality of the administrative sub-region of Saarijärvi-Viitasaari in the region of Central Finland. It is located on highway 4 (E75), approximately north of Jyväskylä, south of Oulu and north of the capital Helsinki. The municipality covers an area of of which is water. The neighbouring municipalities of Pihtipudas are Haapajärvi, Keitele, Kinnula, Pielavesi, Pyhäjärvi, Reisjärvi and Viitasaari. Just under half of the residents live in the largest settlement of Pihtipudas. The main villages within the municipality are located on the lakes of Alvajärvi, Elämäjärvi, Muurasjärvi, and Saani on the Saanijärvi, and at Ilosjoki, Korppinen, Kärväskylä, Peninki, Rönnynkylä, Kojola and Seläläntaus.