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Pihtipudas is a municipality of Finland. The municipalities (kunta in Finnish, kommun in Swedish) represent the local level of self government in Finland and also act as the basic regional administrative units of the country. ...
It is located in northern Central Finland along Highway E75, about 140 km north of Jyväskylä in the province of Western Finland. The municipality has a population of 5,145 (2004) and covers an area of 1,247.88 km² of which 171.11 km² is water. The population density is 4.6 inhabitants per km². Central Finland is a region (maakunta / landskap) in the province of Western Finland. ...
Location of Jyväskylä in Finland Jyväskylä is a city located in central Finland, 140 km from Tampere and 270 km from Helsinki, near Lake Päijänne and Lake Keitele. ...
Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län), following a 1997 redesign that reduced their number from 12. ...
The Province of Western Finland is a province of Finland. ...
2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
 Pihtipudas's beautiful landscape 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 travellers. Fish Art is a sales exhibition of taxidermic (mouted fish) - unique in Finland. Close to the service station there are shops - in a way factory outlets - specialised in sweets, leather bags and pottery products. Other tourist services are found in the central village and lakeside areas. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2150x1450, 81 KB)Landscape of Pihtipudas File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2150x1450, 81 KB)Landscape of Pihtipudas File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Lauri Tahko Pihkala (1888 – 1981) was the father of Finnish baseball. ...
Finnish baseball (pesäpallo) is a fast-moving ball sport greatly similar to baseball. ...
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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