page_title: Muhos
hierarchical_section_title: Muhos
caption_attribution_description: English: Lutheran church in Muhos, Finland Suomi: Muhoksen kirkko
context_page_description: Muhos is a municipality of Finland.
  It is located in the province of Oulu half an hour's drive on route 22 from the city of Oulu, the capital of Northern Finland, and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 8,967 and covers an area of 797.26 square kilometres of which 13.78 km² is water. The population density is 11.44 inhabitants per square kilometre.
  The river Oulujoki flows through the town and its countryside with the wide open plains of Pohjanmaa on the south side of the river and the forested hills of Kainuu on the northern side.
  Located in Muhos is the Pyhäkoski hydro-electric power plant which was commissioned in 1949 and has the highest fall in Finland. The power station has been designed by renowned Finnish architect Aarne Ervi.
context_section_description: Muhos is a municipality of Finland.
  It is located in the province of Oulu half an hour's drive (35 km) on route 22 from the city of Oulu, the capital of Northern Finland, and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 8,967 (31 January 2019) and covers an area of 797.26 square kilometres (307.82 sq mi) of which 13.78 km² (5.32 sq mi) is water. The population density is 11.44 inhabitants per square kilometre (29.6/sq mi).
  The river Oulujoki flows through the town and its countryside with the wide open plains of Pohjanmaa on the south side of the river and the forested hills of Kainuu on the northern side.
  Located in Muhos is the Pyhäkoski hydro-electric power plant which was commissioned in 1949 and has the highest fall in Finland (32.4 m). The power station has been designed by renowned Finnish architect Aarne Ervi.
caption: Muhos Church, built in 1634, is the oldest wooden church in Finland still in year-round use.
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