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Town in North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Photo: Estormiz, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Pudasjärvi is a town and municipality Northern Ostrobothnia, in Northern Finland, with Syöte National Park and the Iso-Syöte ski resort.
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Pudasjärven kirkko
A wooden church from 1781.
Pudasjärven kotiseutumuseo
Kulttuurikeskus Pohjantähti
Pietarilan uimaranta
Rajamaan uimaranta
Suojalinnan urheilukeskus
Ski resort adjacent to Syöte National Park. Also the adjacent Pikku-Syöte (3 km to the east) has downhill slopes and cottages. The village Syötekylä is 1 km north-east of Pikku-Syöte and has a store with fuel station.
National park shared between the municipalities Pudasjärvi, Posio and Taivalkoski. One part of the park stretches from the Syöte ski resort to the north and north-east, extending into Posio and Taivalkoski in the north. Another part lies on the border between Pudasjärvi and Taivalkoski, east of Syöte, and two more parts still more east, in Taivalkoski, north of the municipal centre. The two first mentioned are connected by hiking trails. The landscape is dominated by wooded hills and lots of small lakes.
Ravintola Merita
Hotelli Ravintola Kurenkoski
The hotel has 13 rooms. Sauna facilities can be rented.
Pudasjärvi is on Highway 20 between Oulu and Kuusamo. Road 78 leads to Pudasjärvi from Rovaniemi, via Ranua; and from Paltamo near Kajaani, via Puolanka.
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