Pudozh (Russian: Пудож; Karelian: Puudoži; Veps: Pudož; Finnish: Puudosi or Puutoinen) is a town and the administrative center of Pudozhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located on the Vodla River 115 kilometers (71 mi) east of Petrozavodsk, but 352 kilometers (219 mi) traveling by the road around Lake Onega.

An international tourist route Blue Highway ends in Pudozh.

The route leads from Norway via Sweden and Finland to Republic of Karelia.

It was first mentioned in 1382 as a settlement of Pudoga, which would later be called Pudozhsky Pogost.

[1] As a municipal division, the town of Pudozh, together with eleven rural localities, is incorporated within Pudozhsky Municipal District as Pudozhskoye Urban Settlement.