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Pihtipudas

Located in Saarijärvi-Viitasaari, Central Finland Region Coordinates: 63°24′27″ N 25°35′32″ E

Pihtipudas
Antti Leppänen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
3,875
3.9K
Elevation
116 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
2
listed under Pihtipudas
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
JYV Jyväskylä Airport112 km
KUO Kuopio Airport120 km

About Pihtipudas

Pihtipudas is a municipality. Location: Saarijärvi-Viitasaari, Central Finland Region. Population: 3,875. Elevation: 116 m.

From Wikipedia

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.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
1,075 km²
Official website
pihtipudas.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Pihtipudas

From Wikivoyage

Pihtipudas is a town and municipality in Central Finland, making up the region's northernmost part.

Get in+

The railway doesn't have any passenger services.

By car:

Downtown Pihtipudas is next to Highway 4 between Jyväskylä and Oulu.

By bus:

Buses plying Highway 4, some of them going all the way between Helsinki and Rovaniemi, stop at Pihtipudas.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Pihtipudas

  • Haapajärvi
  • Keitele
  • Kinnula
  • Pielavesi
  • Pyhäjärvi
  • Reisjärvi
  • Viitasaari

Twin towns and sister cities of Pihtipudas

  • Ullensaker· Norway

Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.

Population of Pihtipudas over time

Population of Pihtipudas over time
2007 4,784
2008 4,700
2009 4,613
2010 4,563
2011 4,500
2012 4,441
2013 4,354
2014 4,329
2015 4,221
2016 4,202
2017 4,127
2023 3,739

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Pihtipudas

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 0° · Night -5° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -13°)
Wettest month
August (79 mm)
Driest month
February (29 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Pihtipudas
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-6°-5°0°6°14°19°21°18°12°6°0°-4°
Average low (°C)-12°-13°-8°-3°3°9°11°9°5°1°-5°-10°
Precipitation (mm)362931334160757959535243

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pihtipudas

The nearest airport is Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), 112 km to the south as the crow flies. For international flights: Kuopio Airport (KUO) (120 km). The nearest large city is Umeå, 269 km to the west.

Airports

  • Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 112 kmsouth
  • Kuopio Airport (KUO) Kuopio / Siilinjärvi 120 kmeast
  • Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK) Kokkola / Kruunupyy 127 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Umeå Population: 130.2K 269 kmwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Pihtipudas

Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites, 38 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km4 places

  • Saanijärvi Lake 1 kmNE
  • Elämäjärvi Lake 10 kmNE
  • Pihtipudas TV Mast Landmark 14 kmS
  • Muurasjärvi Lake 17 kmNW

25–60 km12 places

  • Koivujärvi Lake 35 kmE
  • Salamajärven Kansallispuisto Natural site 46 kmW
  • Keitele Lake 58 kmS
  • Kannonjärvi Lake 59 kmS

60–100 km26 places

  • Porovesi Lake 78 kmE
  • Näläntöjärvi Lake 63 kmNE
  • Kiuruvesi Lake 61 kmNE
  • Iso Lamujärvi Lake 75 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Pihtipudas

2 places
  1. 1 Pihtipudas 3.7K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

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Sources & licences

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