Pyhäntä
Located in Haapavesi-Siikalatva, North Ostrobothnia Coordinates: 64°04′39″ N 26°29′11″ E
- Population
- 1,631
- 1.6K
- Elevation
- 164 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Pyhäntä
- Airports
- KAJ Kajaani Airport63 km
- OUL Oulu Airport109 km
About Pyhäntä
Pyhäntä is a municipality. Location: Haapavesi-Siikalatva, North Ostrobothnia. Population: 1,631. Elevation: 164 m.
Pyhäntä is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 1,678 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 847.48 square kilometres (327.21 sq mi) of which 36.72 km2 (14.18 sq mi) is water. The population density is 2.07 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.4/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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Travel notes for Pyhäntä
From Wikivoyage
Pyhäntä is a town and municipality in the Southern Oulu region.
Get in+
By car:
Pyhäntä is at the junction of highways 28 (Kokkola-Kajaani) and 88 (Raahe-Iisalmi).
By bus:
There are bus connections from Kärsämäki, Ylivieska, Oulu and Kuopio.
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Places bordering Pyhäntä
- Kajaani
- Kiuruvesi
- Kärsämäki
- Pyhäjärvi
- Siikalatva
- Vieremä
Twin towns and sister cities of Pyhäntä
- Tapa vald· Estonia
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Pyhäntä over time
| 2007 | 1,763 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1,701 | |
| 2009 | 1,648 | |
| 2010 | 1,633 | |
| 2011 | 1,584 | |
| 2012 | 1,566 | |
| 2013 | 1,545 | |
| 2014 | 1,569 | |
| 2015 | 1,587 | |
| 2016 | 1,579 | |
| 2017 | 1,579 | |
| 2023 | 1,646 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Pyhäntä
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day -2° · Night -7° · Rain 49 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -14°)
- Wettest month
- August (77 mm)
- Driest month
- February (28 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -7° | -6° | -1° | 5° | 13° | 18° | 20° | 17° | 11° | 4° | -2° | -5° |
| Average low (°C) | -14° | -13° | -8° | -3° | 3° | 8° | 11° | 9° | 4° | -1° | -7° | -11° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 36 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 41 | 66 | 76 | 77 | 59 | 54 | 49 | 41 |
How to get to Pyhäntä
The nearest airport is Kajaani Airport (KAJ), 63 km to the east as the crow flies. For international flights: Oulu Airport (OUL) (109 km). The nearest large city is Umeå, 306 km to the west.
Airports
- Kajaani Airport (KAJ) Kajaani 63 kmeast
- Oulu Airport (OUL) Oulu / Oulunsalo 109 kmnorthwest
- Kuopio Airport (KUO) Kuopio / Siilinjärvi 136 kmsoutheast
Nearby large cities
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 306 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Pyhäntä
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 2 natural sites, 28 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Iso Lamujärvi Lake 13 kmSW
- Rahajärvi Lake 18 kmSE
25–60 km6 places
- Näläntöjärvi Lake 30 kmS
- Kiuruvesi Lake 52 kmS
- Uljuan tekojärvi Lake 37 kmNW
- Oulujärvi Lake 47 kmNE
60–100 km24 places
- Saanijärvi Lake 86 kmSW
- Koivujärvi Lake 67 kmS
- Elämäjärvi Lake 77 kmSW
- Porovesi Lake 67 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Pyhäntä
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Iso Lamujärvi Lake, North Ostrobothnia13 km SW
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Rahajärvi Lake, Northern Savonia18 km SE
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources