Pyhajarvi

Few towns in Mainland Finland have a history as closely tied to copper and zinc mining at Pyhäsalmi Mine as Pyhäjärvi. The municipality extends around Lake Pyhäjärvi, part of the broad lake-and-forest country of central Finland, where water, woodland and low-settled rural roads shape everyday geography. Mining gave the town an industrial identity uncommon in this inland setting; the mine’s production period ended in 2022, but its presence remains central to the local story. Pyhäjärvi also serves the surrounding villages and holiday homes scattered along the lakeshore. Trace Pyhäjärvi’s place in central Finland’s lake district by browsing webcams nearby.

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