6-512: Pyhäjärvi (1993–1995 Pyhäsalmi ) is a town and municipality in the south of Northern Ostrobothnia region, Finland . Pyhäjärvi also borders the Northern Savonia and Central Finland regions. The town belongs to the subregion of Nivala–Haapajärvi. Its seat is in Pyhäsalmi . Neighbouring municipalities are Haapajärvi , Kiuruvesi , Kärsämäki , Pielavesi , Pihtipudas and Pyhäntä . As
12-451: 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 the majority language of
18-508: A town in January 1993. The town has 4,712 inhabitants (31 October 2024), of whom some 60 percent live in the two population centres Pyhäsalmi and Ruotanen. It is the second smallest town of Finland in term of population after Kaskinen in the Ostrobothnia region . Pyhäjärvi contains Europe's deepest base metal mine, the 1,444 metres (4,738 ft) deep Pyhäsalmi Mine from where zinc and copper
24-508: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 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 a municipality can independently decide to call itself
30-545: Is mined. Underground mining was due to end in 2019, but has been granted approximately 14 months more of mining activity due to an increase in demand for pyrite from Yara in Siilinjärvi . The on-surface refinery will be operational until 2025. The mine facilities and the associated infrastructure will be used for underground business and research under the Callio Pyhäsalmi project. This Oulu Province location article
36-460: The highway 4 ( E75 ), the highway 27 and the Ylivieska – Iisalmi railway all run through the town, Pyhäjärvi is well situated in an intersection of communication and transport services. The town has also an airfield. The town of Pyhäjärvi was founded in 1866, and it was then named after Lake Pyhäjärvi, a lake of 125 square kilometres (48 sq mi) and rich in fish. Pyhäjärvi became officially
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