Padasjoki

Padasjoki [ pɑdɑsjɔki ] is a municipality in the south of Finland and is located 52 km north of Lahti on Päijänne. The place was first mentioned in 1442.

Coat of arms

Description of coat of arms: "In the red shield with a silver pot with handle just such a sign foot shifted to silver wave beams ".

Sons and daughters

  • Adolf Ivar Arwidsson (1791-1858), journalist, writer and historian
  • Juuso Pykälistö (* 1975), rally driver

Distances

  • 52 km to Lahti
  • 65 km to Hämeenlinna
  • 90 km to Tampere
  • 120 km to Jyväskylä
  • 150 km to Helsinki
Lahti sub-region List of municipalities of Finland in which Finnish is not the sole official language Municipalities of Finland Asikkala Hartola (Finland) Heinola Hollola Nastola Orimattila
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