Pudasjärvi
Located in Oulunkaari, North Ostrobothnia Coordinates: 65°27′16″ N 27°05′52″ E
- Population
- 7,678
- 7.7K
- Elevation
- 136 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 4
- listed under Pudasjärvi
- Airports
- OUL Oulu Airport100 km
- KAO Kuusamo Airport115 km
About Pudasjärvi
Pudasjärvi is a municipality. Location: Oulunkaari, North Ostrobothnia. Population: 7,678. Elevation: 136 m.
Pudasjärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpudɑsˌjærʋi]) is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region, 87 kilometres (54 mi) northeast of the city of Oulu and 130 kilometres (81 mi) southwest of the town of Kuusamo. The town has a population of 7,168 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 5,867.23 square kilometres (2,265.35 sq mi) of which 228.67 km2 (88.29 sq mi) is water.
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Travel notes for Pudasjärvi
From Wikivoyage
Pudasjärvi is a town and municipality Northern Ostrobothnia, in Northern Finland, with Syöte National Park and the Iso-Syöte ski resort.
Get in+
Pudasjärvi is on Highway 20 between Oulu and Kuusamo. Road 78 leads to Pudasjärvi from Rovaniemi, via Ranua; and from Paltamo near Kajaani, via Puolanka.
Buses between Oulu and Kuusamo stop in Pudasjärvi.
1 Pudasjärvi bus station (Pudasjärven linja-autoasema), Oikopolku. (updated Nov 2026)
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Places bordering Pudasjärvi
- Oulu
- Puolanka
- Ranua
- Suomussalmi
- Taivalkoski
- Utajärvi
- Posio
Population of Pudasjärvi over time
| 2007 | 9,142 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9,031 | |
| 2009 | 8,947 | |
| 2010 | 8,827 | |
| 2011 | 8,695 | |
| 2012 | 8,620 | |
| 2013 | 8,537 | |
| 2014 | 8,476 | |
| 2015 | 8,257 | |
| 2016 | 8,187 | |
| 2017 | 8,103 | |
| 2023 | 7,479 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Pudasjärvi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day -2° · Night -8° · Rain 52 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -16°)
- Wettest month
- July (76 mm)
- Driest month
- April (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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -8° | -7° | -1° | 4° | 12° | 18° | 21° | 17° | 11° | 4° | -2° | -6° |
| Average low (°C) | -16° | -15° | -10° | -5° | 2° | 8° | 10° | 8° | 3° | -2° | -8° | -13° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 39 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 42 | 61 | 76 | 73 | 59 | 56 | 52 | 45 |
How to get to Pudasjärvi
The nearest airport is Oulu Airport (OUL), 100 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Umeå, 374 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Oulu Airport (OUL) Oulu / Oulunsalo 100 kmsouthwest
- Kuusamo Airport (KAO) Kuusamo 115 kmnortheast
- Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM) Kemi / Tornio 121 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 374 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Pudasjärvi
Within 100 km: 1 natural site, 23 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Livojoki River 15 kmSW
25–60 km5 places
- Iso-Syöte Mountain 30 kmNE
- Puhosjärvi Lake 41 kmE
- Ranuanjärvi Lake 58 kmNW
- Oijärvi Lake 59 kmW
60–100 km18 places
- Kahvankari Island 93 kmSW
- Pesiöjärvi Lake 92 kmSE
- Oulujoki River 91 kmSW
- Vihreäsaari Island 93 kmSW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Pudasjärvi
4 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources