Pihtipudas


Pihtipudas is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in northern Central Finland along the highway 4, about north of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. There are all together 140 lakes in Pihtipudas. Biggest lakes are Alvajärvi, Muurasjärvi and Saanijärvi. The population density is.
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 – 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.

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