| Pudasjärvi | |
| Official Name: | Finnish: Pudasjärven kaupunki Swedish: Pudasjärvi stad |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Coordinates: | 65.3583°N 27°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Finland |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | North Ostrobothnia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Oulunkaari |
| Leader Name: | Town manager |
| Leader Title1: | Kaarina Daavittila |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1865 |
| Established Title2: | City rights |
| Established Date2: | 2004 |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +02:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +03:00 |
Pudasjärvi (pronounced as /fi/) is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region, northeast of the city of Oulu and southwest of the town of Kuusamo. The town has a population of and covers an area of NaNPudasjärvi}} of which NaNPudasjärvi}} is water. The population density is NaNPudasjärvi. 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.[1]
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.[2] [3]
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Pudasjärvi: