page_title: Pihtipudas
hierarchical_section_title: Pihtipudas
caption_attribution_description: English: Pihtipudas Church in Finland Suomi: Pihtiputaan kirkko
context_page_description: Pihtipudas is a municipality of Finland.
  It is located in northern Central Finland along the highway 4, about 140 kilometres north of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of 4,048 and covers an area of 1,247.48 square kilometres of which 172.71 km² is water. There are all together 140 lakes in Pihtipudas. Biggest lakes are Alvajärvi, Muurasjärvi and Saanijärvi. The population density is 3.77 inhabitants per square kilometre.
  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.
context_section_description: Pihtipudas is a municipality of Finland.
  It is located in northern Central Finland along the highway 4 (E75), about 140 kilometres (90 mi) north of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of 4,048 (31 January 2019) and covers an area of 1,247.48 square kilometres (481.65 sq mi) of which 172.71 km² (66.68 sq mi) is water. There are all together 140 lakes in Pihtipudas. Biggest lakes are Alvajärvi, Muurasjärvi and Saanijärvi. The population density is 3.77 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.8/sq mi).
  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 (mounted fish) – 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.
caption: Pihtipudas Church
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