Pyhäjärvi

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 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 a town in January 1993. The town has 5,542 inhabitants (30 June 2015), of whom some 60 percent live in the two population centres Pyhäsalmi and Ruotanen.

Pyhäjärvi contains Europe's deepest mine, the 1,444 metres (4,738 ft) deep Pyhäsalmi Mine from where zinc and copper is mined.

Pyhäjärvi (Kymenlaakso)

Pyhäjärvi (Kymenlaakso) is a lake of Finland in the Kouvola Municipality in the region Kymenlaakso. It is a medium-sized lake in the Kymijoki main catchment area. There are 39 lakes with this name in Finland. Pyhäjärvi is also the name of a municipality Pyhäjärvi in the region of Northern Ostrobothnia.. There is a Kimola canal from Pyhäjärvi to Konnivesi.

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Pyhäjärvi (Saarijärvi)

Pyhäjärvi (Saarijärvi) is a medium-sized lake of Central Finland, located in the northern side of Saarijärvi municipality´s center. It belongs to Kymijoki mean catchment area. Pyhäjärvi (meaning: Holy lake) is very common name in Finland. There are 39 lakes with the same name.

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