Pudasjärvi

Pudasjärvi
Town
Pudasjärven kaupunki
Coat of arms
Location of Pudasjärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 65°21.5′N 027°00′E / 65.3583°N 27.000°E / 65.3583; 27.000Coordinates: 65°21.5′N 027°00′E / 65.3583°N 27.000°E / 65.3583; 27.000
Country	Finland
Region	Northern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Oulu Arc sub-region
Established	1865
City rights	2004
Government
Area (2016-01-01)
• Total	5,637.30 km2 (2,176.57 sq mi)
• Land	5,638.57 km2 (2,177.06 sq mi)
• Water	228.67 km2 (88.29 sq mi)
Area rank	8th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
• Total	8,242
• Rank	124th largest in Finland
• Density	1.46/km2 (3.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
• Finnish	7,001,995,000,000,000,000♠99.5% (official)
• Swedish	6,999,100,000,000,000,000♠0.1%
• Others	6,999,300,000,000,000,000♠0.3%
Population by age
• 0 to 14	7,001,173,000,000,000,000♠17.3%
• 15 to 64	7,001,609,000,000,000,000♠60.9%
• 65 or older	7,001,218,000,000,000,000♠21.8%
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate	20.5%
Website	www.pudasjarvi.fi

Pudasjärvi is a town and a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The city has a population of 8,242 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 5,637.30 square kilometres (2,176.57 sq mi) of which 228.67 km² (88.29 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1.46 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.8/sq mi). Pudasjärvi is by area the second largest town in Finland (as of 2006, Rovaniemi is the largest) and one of the largest in the world.

Pudasjärvi is famed for its nature, and is the home of the southernmost fell area in Finland, Syöte.

The oldest dated rock formations within the European Union can be found in Siuruankylä, Pudasjärvi. The trondhjemite gneiss is aged 3,500 million years.

Two famous Finnish melodic death metal bands, Kalmah and Eternal Tears of Sorrow have been formed in Pudasjärvi.

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Pudasjärvi:

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