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Pudasjärvi
Pudasjärvi
Town
	Pudasjärven kaupunki; Pudasjärvi stad
	Coat of arms
	Location of Pudasjärvi in Finland
	Coordinates: 65°21.5′N 027°00′E / 65.3583°N 27.000°E
Country	Finland
Region	North Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Oulunkaari
Established	1865
City rights	2004
Government
Area (2018-01-01)
• Total	5,867.23 km2 (2,265.35 sq mi)
• Land	5,638.67 km2 (2,177.10 sq mi)
• Water	228.67 km2 (88.29 sq mi)
• Rank	8th largest in Finland
Population (2024-10-31)
• Total	7,327
• Rank	129th largest in Finland
• Density	1.3/km2 (3/sq mi)
Population by native language
• Finnish	97.1% (official)
• Swedish	0.1%
• Others	2.8%
Population by age
• 0 to 14	15.4%
• 15 to 64	52.2%
• 65 or older	32.4%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Website	www.pudasjarvi.fi

Pudasjärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpudɑsˌjærʋi]) is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region, 87 kilometres (54 mi) northeast of the city of Oulu and 130 kilometres (81 mi) southwest of the town of Kuusamo. The town has a population of 7,327 (31 October 2024)^[2] and covers an area of 5,867.23 square kilometres (2,265.35 sq mi) of which 228.67 km² (88.29 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.4/sq mi).^[1] In terms of area in square kilometres, Pudasjärvi is the second largest township in Finland (as of 2006, Rovaniemi is the largest) and one of the largest in the world. It's also one of the most sparsely inhabited.

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.^[5]

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

The Big Dipper and the bear of the Pudasjärvi's coat of arms are based on the old seal of the parish keeper. The coat of arms was designed by Gustaf von Numers, and the Pudasjärvi town council approved it at its meeting on August 2, 1950. The Ministry of the Interior approved the coat of arms for use on September 26 of the same year.^[6]^[7]

History

Pudasjärvi town was named after the Pudasjärvi village, which was named after the Pudasjärvi lake, meaning "Anabranch Lake". However, the original Pudasjärvi village is no longer the center of the town. The current center is known as Kurenalus. As people have started calling the center Kurenalus with the name "Pudasjärvi", the original Pudasjärvi village has gained the additional name Riekinranta.^[8]