Petäjävesi

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Petäjävesi is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 3,691 (2003) and covers an area of 495.55 km² of which 37.59 km² is water. The population density is 8.1 inhabitants per km².

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The Petäjävesi Old Church is listed as an UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The Karikkoselkä impact crater is located southeast of the municipal centre.

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Coordinates: 62°15′20″N, 25°11′00″E