Pyhäjärvi (1993–1995 ''Pyhäsalmi'') is a
town and
municipality in the south of
Northern Ostrobothnia
North Ostrobothnia ( fi, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa; sv, Norra Österbotten) is a region of Finland. It borders the Finnish regions of Lapland, Kainuu, North Savo, Central Finland and Central Ostrobothnia, as well as the Russian Republic of Karelia. T ...
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
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,
Pielavesi,
Pihtipudas
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and
Pyhäntä
Pyhäntä is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of
() and covers an area of of
which
is water. The population density is
. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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. As the
highway 4
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(
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 and rich in fish. Pyhäjärvi became officially a town in January 1993. The town has inhabitants (),
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 deep
Pyhäsalmi Mine
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from where zinc and copper is mined. Underground mining was due to end in 2019,
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– ''Ilta-Sanomat
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'' (in Finnish) but has been granted approximately 14 months more of mining activity due to an increase in demand for
pyrite from
Yara Yara may refer to:
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* YARA (girl group), a Filipino girl group
* Yara (given name)
* Yara (surname), a Japanese surname
* Yara (singer) (born 1983), Lebanese pop singer
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Locations
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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.
See also
*
Outokumpu, Finland
*
Siilinjärvi
References
External links
*
Town of Pyhäjärvi– Official website
Cities and towns in Finland
Mining towns in Finland
Populated places established in 1866
1866 establishments in the Russian Empire
Populated lakeshore places in Finland
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