Pyhäjärvi

城市概覽

The municipality has some 5,500 inhabitants on 1,500 km². It is named after the lake Pyhäjärvi ("sacred lake", one of many by that name). The river Pyhäjoki flows from the lake to the Bay of Bothnia of the Baltic Sea, with its mouth in Pyhäjoki. The town features the Pyhäsalmi mine, the deepest in Europe, with the probably deepest located sauna worldwide.

如何抵達

The railway between Iisalmi and Ylivieska connects Pyhäjärvi to the main railways from south to north.

1 Pyhäsalmi railway station. (updated Mar 2021) For coaches, see Matkahuolto. National roads 4 (E75) and 27 pass through the municipality. The nearest airports are in Jyväskylä, Kuopio, Kokkola and Oulu, each about a two-hour drive away.

必看景點

1 The bell gallery Vaskikello, Vaskikellontie 420 (Pyhäjärvi). Vaskikello is a famous roadside café and gas station with a nice bell gallery as an attraction. Hand made bells for sale. Popular pit stop. (updated Mar 2021)

美食

1 Vaskikello, Vaskikellontie 420 (close to the junction of roads 4 and 27), ☏ +358 8 780-780. 08:00–20:00. Restaurant with bell gallery and bell foundry. €10–20. (updated Apr 2017)

住宿

1 Hotelli Pyhäsalmi, Ollintie 19 (in the centre, by the lake), ☏ +358 8 478-8200, fax: +358 8 478-8299, [email protected]. (updated Apr 2017)