5-575: 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) and covers an area of 5,867.23 square kilometres (2,265.35 sq mi) of which 228.67 km (88.29 sq mi)
10-481: A municipality can independently decide to call itself a city or town if it considers that it meets the requirements of an urban settlement. The following list includes the municipalities that use the word kaupunki in their official name. For cities and towns founded before the 1960s, the list includes the year it was chartered . The names used in this encyclopedia are usually the Finnish or Swedish forms, depending on
15-509: Is water. The population density is 1.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.4/sq mi). 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
20-648: The European Union can be found in Siuruankylä, Pudasjärvi. The trondhjemite gneiss is aged 3,500 million years. 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
25-661: The Interior approved the coat of arms for use on September 26 of the same year. Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Pudasjärvi: List of cities and towns in Finland The following is a list of cities and towns ( Finnish : kaupunki , Swedish : stad ) in Finland . The basic administrative unit of Finland is municipality . Since 1977, there is no legal difference between towns and municipalities, and
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