Jyväskylä
Encyclopedia
Jyväskylä (ˈjyvæsˌkylæ) is the capital of Central Finland
and the largest city on the Finnish Lakeland
, 147 kilometres (91.3 mi) north-east of Tampere
and 270 kilometres (167.8 mi) north of Helsinki
, on northern coast of lake Päijänne. The city has been continuously one of the most rapidly growing cities in Finland since World War II. The city is surrounded by lakes, hills and forests. The site of many education-related firsts in Finland, Jyväskylä is known as a city of schools, the Athens
of Finland
. It is famous for its many buildings designed by Alvar Aalto
. The city hosts Neste Oil Rally Finland, which is part of the World Rally Championship
. It is also home of the annual Jyväskylä Arts Festival
.
As of , Jyväskylä had a population of .
The Jyväskylä sub-region includes Jyväskylä, Laukaa
, Muurame
, Petäjävesi
and Toivakka
.
In 2004, Markku Andersson became the city mayor
. He was the mayor of Lappeenranta
until that year.
and cultivation had already started 3500 years ago. According to the oldest available taxation documents (maakirja) there were seven estates in the Jyväskylä region in 1539. One of them, the estate of Mattila, alone possessed the areas stretching from the village of Keljo to the villages of Vesanka and Palokka. The oldest estate in Jyväskylä that has been held continuously by the same family is the estate of Lahti which emerged when the estate of Mattila was split for two brothers in 1600. The history of the estate of Lahti and the family of Lahti have had a significant impact on the development of Jyväskylä region. Lahdenrinne in the south-west corner of Jyväsjärvi lake belongs to the old heartland of the estate of Lahti.
The City of Jyväskylä was founded on 22 March 1837 by Czar Nicholas I of Russia
and the infrastructure was essentially built from scratch. The original town was built between Lake Jyväsjärvi (which is connected to Lake Päijänne) and the Jyväskylä ridge (Harju), and consisted of most of the current grid-style city centre. In the early 20th century, the town expanded several times. Most of today's Jyväskylä was built after the Continuation war
, when refugees from Karelia
and other parts of the country moved to the city and housing was badly needed. Today, Jyväskylä is growing fast – by approx. 1,000 inhabitants/year.
Säynätsalo was consolidated with Jyväskylä in 1993. Jyväskylän maalaiskunta
and Korpilahti
were consolidated with Jyväskylä on January 1, 2009.
, a genus of yew
s, and the Old Prussian
word juwis. It has also been speculated that the word jyväs refers to the sun's reflection of the surface of the water.
s (suuralueet in Finnish
, storområden in Swedish
), which are further divided into 89 district
s (see Districts of Jyväskylä
). The ward division does not always follow district boundaries.
This is a listing of the 14 wards of Jyväskylä by population as of 12.5.2010
. Lakes and rivers constitute even 20% (295 km2) of the total area of the city. 36 lakes are located alone in The Old Jyväskylä (the city before the consolidations in 2008), which has an area of 137 km2. Most notable lakes are Päijänne, Jyväsjärvi, Leppävesi
, Muuratjärvi, Tuomiojärvi, Palokkajärvi, Alvajärvi, Vesankajärvi, Luonetjärvi and Köhniönjärvi.
The landscape in Jyväskylä is hilly, forested and full of waters. The architect Alvar Aalto
compared the hilly landscape of Jyväskylä to Toscana in Italy
: "The slope of Jyväskylä ridge is almost like the mountain vineyards of Fiesole
".
.
from year 1833 by Jacob Leonard Boringh can be well recognised in the city centre. Nevertheless, due to very rapid population growth the cityscape has gone through one of the most massive changes in all of Finland.
Nowadays Jyväskylä is a city of modern architecture. The city has more buildings designed by one of the best known international functionalist
architects Alvar Aalto
than any other city in the world.
The establishment of schools in the 1850s and 1860s proved to be the most important step from the point of view of the later development of Jyväskylä. The headquarters of the University of Jyväskylä are considered to be Aalto's masterpieces. Later, a modern architect Arto Sipinen
, a pupil of Aalto, has influenced in the cityscape since 1970s by designing most of the new university buildings in the city.
The outskirts of the city are mainly populated by student apartments and single family houses. Some of the most important buildings like Säynätsalo Town Hall
designed by Aalto are located outside the city centre in Säynätsalo and Muuratsalo.
Consolidated areas Korpilahti, Jyväskylän maalaiskunta, Säynätsalo and also western parts of Jyväskylä are mainly countryside dominated by hilly forests and lakes.
ltd., retail trade company Keskimaa, real estate service company ISS, wind turbine gear manufacturer Moventas
and IT service company Tieto.
The unemployment rate in Jyväskylä is 11.9% (12/2010), which is higher than average in Finland (9,3% in 12/2010), due to the high number of students and challenged industries.
The city hosts the Neste Oil Rally Finland
(formerly known as 1000 Lakes Rally). It is the biggest annually organised public event in the Nordic countries
, gathering over 500,000 spectators every year. The rally has been held since 1951, first as a national competition, then from 1959 on as a European Rally Championship
event and since the introduction of the World Rally Championship
in 1973, as Finland's WRC event.
Ice hockey venue Synergia-areena, Hippos Finnish baseball stadium, swimming hall AaltoAlvari and many other main sport venues of the city are located in Hippos
two kilometres away from the city centre. Matti Nykänen Ski Flying Hills are located next to the Laajavuori ski resort just few kilometres west from the city centre. Main football stadium lies on the slopes of Harju just next to the city centre. Killeri hippodrome on the western parts of the city serves different horse racing competitions. At winter time amateur ice skaters can practice their skills in Viitaniemi or on the lake Jyväsjärvi, which has a 3,5 kilometres long ice skating track.
. The Alvar Aalto Museum displays the artist's most important work and design. The Museum of Central Finland specializes in cultural history. It serves both as the town museum of Jyväskylä and the provincial museum of Central Finland.
One of architect Aalto's most significant works Säynätsalo Town Hall is located in Säynätsalo island.
The Craft Museum of Finland is a handicraft museum covering entire Finland. The Centre for Finnish National Costumes forms a part of the museum.
The Jyväskylä University Museum is specialized in history of the University and diversity of nature in Central Finland.
The biggest art museum in the city is Jyväskylä Art Museum located in the city centre. Another art museum centre – The Halonen building – near the main railway station consists of The Centre for Creative Photography, the Centre for Printmaking
and Galleria Harmonia.
Due to this, among other things, the city has earned the nickname Athens of Finland.
The teacher training college later evolved into the College of Education (1934) and further into the multidisciplinary University of Jyväskylä
(1966).
The University of Jyväskylä
is one of the most popular universities in Finland
. Almost 16,000 students are enrolled to study for a Bachelor's or Master's degree, and the university also offers PhD programs in most of its subjects. Historically, the university has excelled in the study of education, but in the last few decades it has also gained respect in the sciences. It is the only university in Finland offering university-level education in sports, training sports teachers and coaches. Its IT program is the largest in the country in terms of attendance.
JAMK University of Applied Sciences has 8.000 students. It has four different units: School of Business and Services Management, School of Health and Social Studies, School of Technology and Teacher Education College. Humak University of Applied Sciences educates cultural management in Jyväskylä.
is served by VR
direct trains to Helsinki
, Pieksämäki
, Tampere
, Turku
, Vaasa
and many other destinations in Finland. The station was extensively modernised in 2002.
Jyväskylä Airport
is situated in Tikkakoski
, about 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) north of Jyväskylä. It has regular direct flights to Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
. The airport serves also as a military and charter airport.
The city is on crossroads of many main roads of Finland. European route E75
passes the city from South to North and E63
from Southeast to Northwest.
Jyväskylä harbour is home for many passenger ships operating on lake Päijänne. On summer time there are direct ship connections to Lahti
, Jämsä
, Suolahti
, Viitasaari
and some other cities.
The public transportation system
is operated by Jyväskylän liikenne and it is based on bus lines.
In 2009 the modal share
of the city was dominated by cars (61%). Modal split of pedestrians 20 % and bicyclers 13 % is relatively high compared to other Finnish cities. Public transportation had 4 % modal share.
with:
Central Finland
Central Finland is a region in Finland. It borders to the regions Päijänne Tavastia, Pirkanmaa, Southern Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Northern Ostrobothnia, Northern Savonia and Southern Savonia....
and the largest city on the Finnish Lakeland
Finnish Lakeland
Finnish Lakeland or Finnish lake district is the largest of the four landscape regions into which the geography of Finland is divided.The hilly, forest-covered landscape of the lake plateau is dominated by drumlins and by long sinuous eskers...
, 147 kilometres (91.3 mi) north-east of Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
and 270 kilometres (167.8 mi) north of Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, on northern coast of lake Päijänne. The city has been continuously one of the most rapidly growing cities in Finland since World War II. The city is surrounded by lakes, hills and forests. The site of many education-related firsts in Finland, Jyväskylä is known as a city of schools, the Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
of Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. It is famous for its many buildings designed by Alvar Aalto
Alvar Aalto
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware...
. The city hosts Neste Oil Rally Finland, which is part of the World Rally Championship
World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13...
. It is also home of the annual Jyväskylä Arts Festival
Jyväskylä Arts Festival
Jyväskylä Arts Festival is an arts festival celebrated annually at Jyväskylä, Finland since 1956. It has since become one of the biggest arts festivals in Finland. Close to 40 000 people took part in the event in 2009....
.
As of , Jyväskylä had a population of .
The Jyväskylä sub-region includes Jyväskylä, Laukaa
Laukaa
Laukaa is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland, next to Jyväskylä and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is....
, Muurame
Muurame
Muurame is a municipality of Finland, located south-west of Jyväskylä. Muurame itself is located between two lakes, Lake Päijänne and Lake Muuratjärvi. These two lakes are connected to each others via River Muurame. River Muurame streams through the population center of Muurame...
, Petäjävesi
Petäjävesi
Petäjävesi is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland, next to Jyväskylä and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
and Toivakka
Toivakka
Toivakka is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland, near Jyväskylä and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water. The population density is....
.
In 2004, Markku Andersson became the city mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
. He was the mayor of Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta is a city and municipality that resides on the shore of the lake Saimaa in South-Eastern Finland, about from the Russian border. It belongs to the region of South Karelia. With approximately inhabitants Lappeenranta is the largest city in Finland...
until that year.
History
In Jyväskylä region, there are archeological findings from the Stone AgeStone Age
The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric period, lasting about 2.5 million years , during which humans and their predecessor species in the genus Homo, as well as the earlier partly contemporary genera Australopithecus and Paranthropus, widely used exclusively stone as their hard material in the...
and cultivation had already started 3500 years ago. According to the oldest available taxation documents (maakirja) there were seven estates in the Jyväskylä region in 1539. One of them, the estate of Mattila, alone possessed the areas stretching from the village of Keljo to the villages of Vesanka and Palokka. The oldest estate in Jyväskylä that has been held continuously by the same family is the estate of Lahti which emerged when the estate of Mattila was split for two brothers in 1600. The history of the estate of Lahti and the family of Lahti have had a significant impact on the development of Jyväskylä region. Lahdenrinne in the south-west corner of Jyväsjärvi lake belongs to the old heartland of the estate of Lahti.
The City of Jyväskylä was founded on 22 March 1837 by Czar Nicholas I of Russia
Nicholas I of Russia
Nicholas I , was the Emperor of Russia from 1825 until 1855, known as one of the most reactionary of the Russian monarchs. On the eve of his death, the Russian Empire reached its historical zenith spanning over 20 million square kilometers...
and the infrastructure was essentially built from scratch. The original town was built between Lake Jyväsjärvi (which is connected to Lake Päijänne) and the Jyväskylä ridge (Harju), and consisted of most of the current grid-style city centre. In the early 20th century, the town expanded several times. Most of today's Jyväskylä was built after the Continuation war
Continuation War
The Continuation War was the second of two wars fought between Finland and the Soviet Union during World War II.At the time of the war, the Finnish side used the name to make clear its perceived relationship to the preceding Winter War...
, when refugees from Karelia
Karelia
Karelia , the land of the Karelian peoples, is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Finland, Russia, and Sweden...
and other parts of the country moved to the city and housing was badly needed. Today, Jyväskylä is growing fast – by approx. 1,000 inhabitants/year.
Säynätsalo was consolidated with Jyväskylä in 1993. Jyväskylän maalaiskunta
Jyväskylän maalaiskunta
Jyväskylän maalaiskunta , 'The Rural Municipality of Jyväskylä' is a former municipality of Finland. Together with Korpilahti, Jyväskylän maalaiskunta was consolidated with Jyväskylä on January 1, 2009. It was the last municipality to carry the name maalaiskunta.Jyväskylän maalaiskunta had three...
and Korpilahti
Korpilahti
Korpilahti is a former municipality of Finland. Together with Jyväskylän maalaiskunta, Korpilahti was consolidated with Jyväskylä on January 1, 2009....
were consolidated with Jyväskylä on January 1, 2009.
Name
The second part of the city's name, kylä, means village. The first part of the city's name, jyväs, has been associated with TaxusTaxus
Taxus is a genus of yews, small coniferous trees or shrubs in the yew family Taxaceae. They are relatively slow-growing and can be very long-lived, and reach heights of 1-40 m, with trunk diameters of up to 4 m...
, a genus of yew
Yew
-Botany:* Any of various coniferous trees and shrubs in the genus Taxus:** European Yew or Common Yew ** Pacific Yew or Western Yew ** Canadian Yew ** Chinese Yew...
s, and the Old Prussian
Old Prussian language
Prussian is an extinct Baltic language, once spoken by the inhabitants of the original territory of Prussia in an area of what later became East Prussia and eastern parts of...
word juwis. It has also been speculated that the word jyväs refers to the sun's reflection of the surface of the water.
Government
The city council in Jyväskylä is the main decision making body in local level. Its 75 members are elected every fourth year in municipal elections. The city council elects the mayor. The current mayor is Markku Andersson.Seat distribution in the city council
| Party | 2008 | 2008% | 2004% | 2000% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democrats Social Democratic Party of Finland The Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many... | 21 seats | 26,6% | 29,9% | 31,9% |
| National Coalition Party | 16 | 21,0% | 20,0% | 20,6% |
| Centre Party Centre Party (Finland) The Centre Party is a centrist and Nordic agrarian political party in Finland. It is one of the four largest political parties in the country, along with the Social Democratic Party , the National Coalition Party and the True Finns , and currently has 35 seats in the Finnish Parliament... | 15 | 19,1% | 19,1% | 17,3% |
| Green League Green League The Green League is a centrist green liberal political party in Finland. It has ten seats in the Finnish Parliament and two in the European Parliament. The current chairperson is Ville Niinistö.... | 9 | 11,7% | 11,5% | 9,6% |
| Left Alliance Left Alliance The Left Alliance is the name of a number of left wing political parties around the world.These include:* Democratic Left Alliance in Poland* Left Alliance * Leeds Left Alliance, now part of the Alliance for Green Socialism... | 6 | 8,5% | 9,0% | 11,4% |
| Christian Democrats Christian Democrats (Finland) The Christian Democrats is a Christian democratic political party in Finland. Formerly known as the Finnish Christian League , the Christian Democrats have six seats in the Finnish Parliament and one in the European Parliament.The party was founded in 1958, chiefly from the Christian faction of... | 4 | 5,8% | 6,3% | 6,9% |
| True Finns True Finns True Finns or The Finns is a populist and nationalist political party in Finland, founded in 1995 following the dissolution of the Finnish Rural Party. The head of the movement is Timo Soini. In the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election, The party won 19.1% of votes, becoming the third largest party... | 3 | 4,5% | 0,3% | - |
| Communist Party | 1 | 2,4% | 3,5% | 1,9% |
| Swedish People's Party | 0 | 0,2% | 0,2% | 0,2% |
| Others | 0 | 0,1% | 0,1% | 0,2% |
Administrative division
The city of Jyväskylä, is divided into fourteen wardWard (subnational entity)
A ward is a subdivision of a municipality. Wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to the area...
s (suuralueet in Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
, storområden in Swedish
Finland-Swedish
Finland Swedish is a general term for the closely related cluster of dialects of Swedish spoken in Finland by Swedish-speaking Finns as their mother tongue...
), which are further divided into 89 district
District
Districts are a type of administrative division, in some countries managed by a local government. They vary greatly in size, spanning entire regions or counties, several municipalities, or subdivisions of municipalities.-Austria:...
s (see Districts of Jyväskylä
Districts of Jyväskylä
This is a listing of the 89 districts in the city of Jyväskylä, Finland in an official order.*1. Keskusta*2. Harju*3. Puistola*4. Lutakko*5. Mattilanpelto*6. Mäki-Matti*7. Kypärämäki*8. Savela...
). The ward division does not always follow district boundaries.
This is a listing of the 14 wards of Jyväskylä by population as of 12.5.2010
- 1. Kantakaupunki (city centre), population 24.635
- 2. Kuokkala, population 16.955
- 3. Vaajakoski-Jyskä, population 14.601
- 4. Palokka-Puuppola, population 14.412
- 5. Kypärämäki-Kortepohja, population 10.316
- 6. Huhtasuo, population 8.666
- 7. Keltinmäki-Myllyjärvi, population 7.504
- 8. Tikkakoski-Nyrölä, population 5.431
- 9. Halssila, population 5.410
- 10. Keljo, population 5.273
- 11. KorpilahtiKorpilahtiKorpilahti is a former municipality of Finland. Together with Jyväskylän maalaiskunta, Korpilahti was consolidated with Jyväskylä on January 1, 2009....
, population 5.071 - 12. Lohikoski-Seppälänkangas, population 4.615
- 13. Säynätsalo, population 3.349
- 14. Kuohu-Vesanka, population 2.110
Geography
Jyväskylä is located in the Finnish LakelandFinnish Lakeland
Finnish Lakeland or Finnish lake district is the largest of the four landscape regions into which the geography of Finland is divided.The hilly, forest-covered landscape of the lake plateau is dominated by drumlins and by long sinuous eskers...
. Lakes and rivers constitute even 20% (295 km2) of the total area of the city. 36 lakes are located alone in The Old Jyväskylä (the city before the consolidations in 2008), which has an area of 137 km2. Most notable lakes are Päijänne, Jyväsjärvi, Leppävesi
Leppävesi
Leppävesi is the 65th largest lake of Finland in municipalities Jyväskylä, Laukaa and Toivakka. It flows to Päijänne via Vaajavirta. It's part of Keitele Canal, waterway connecting Lake Keitele and Päijänne. National road 9 and Pieksämäki–Jyväskylä railway cross it.-References:* * *...
, Muuratjärvi, Tuomiojärvi, Palokkajärvi, Alvajärvi, Vesankajärvi, Luonetjärvi and Köhniönjärvi.
The landscape in Jyväskylä is hilly, forested and full of waters. The architect Alvar Aalto
Alvar Aalto
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware...
compared the hilly landscape of Jyväskylä to Toscana in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
: "The slope of Jyväskylä ridge is almost like the mountain vineyards of Fiesole
Fiesole
Fiesole is a town and comune of the province of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany, on a famously scenic height above Florence, 8 km NE of that city...
".
Climate
Latitude is the principal influence on Jyväskylä's climate. Because of its northern location, winter is long, snowy, cold and dark. During midwinter the city receives daylight only five hours. Summers are mild and temperature after midday is often over +25 °C (77 °F) (77 °F). During summer Jyväskylä experiences long daylight and white nights i.e. midnight twilightTwilight
Twilight is the time between dawn and sunrise or between sunset and dusk, during which sunlight scattering in the upper atmosphere illuminates the lower atmosphere, and the surface of the earth is neither completely lit nor completely dark. The sun itself is not directly visible because it is below...
.
Cityscape
Jyväskylä was founded in the Northern end of the lake Päijänne at the crossroads of three major waterways. Lakes control the cityscape. The city grid planGrid plan
The grid plan, grid street plan or gridiron plan is a type of city plan in which streets run at right angles to each other, forming a grid...
from year 1833 by Jacob Leonard Boringh can be well recognised in the city centre. Nevertheless, due to very rapid population growth the cityscape has gone through one of the most massive changes in all of Finland.
Nowadays Jyväskylä is a city of modern architecture. The city has more buildings designed by one of the best known international functionalist
Functionalism (architecture)
Functionalism, in architecture, is the principle that architects should design a building based on the purpose of that building. This statement is less self-evident than it first appears, and is a matter of confusion and controversy within the profession, particularly in regard to modern...
architects Alvar Aalto
Alvar Aalto
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware...
than any other city in the world.
The establishment of schools in the 1850s and 1860s proved to be the most important step from the point of view of the later development of Jyväskylä. The headquarters of the University of Jyväskylä are considered to be Aalto's masterpieces. Later, a modern architect Arto Sipinen
Arto Sipinen
Arto Sipinen is a Finnish architect. He worked in the office of architects Alvar Aalto in 1959–61 and Viljo Revell in 1961–63. He founded his own architect's office in 1965...
, a pupil of Aalto, has influenced in the cityscape since 1970s by designing most of the new university buildings in the city.
The outskirts of the city are mainly populated by student apartments and single family houses. Some of the most important buildings like Säynätsalo Town Hall
Säynätsalo Town Hall
The Säynätsalo Town Hall is a multifunction building complex – town hall, shops, library and flats – designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto for the municipality of Säynätsalo in Central Finland...
designed by Aalto are located outside the city centre in Säynätsalo and Muuratsalo.
Consolidated areas Korpilahti, Jyväskylän maalaiskunta, Säynätsalo and also western parts of Jyväskylä are mainly countryside dominated by hilly forests and lakes.
Economy
Main sources of livelihood in Jyväskylä are educational and health care services, paper machinery production, information technology and energy sector. Most important private employers are paper machinery producer MetsoMetso
Metso Corporation was created in 1999 through the merger of Valmet and Rauma and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. Metso is a global supplier of process industry machinery and systems as well as know-how and aftermarket services...
ltd., retail trade company Keskimaa, real estate service company ISS, wind turbine gear manufacturer Moventas
Moventas
Moventas is a Finnish company making mechanical power transmission equipment for the energy and process industry. Moventas employs over 1,400 people at twelve locations in Finland, Sweden, Germany, Canada, China, the USA and Singapore. In November 2011 Moventas was purchased by the British...
and IT service company Tieto.
The unemployment rate in Jyväskylä is 11.9% (12/2010), which is higher than average in Finland (9,3% in 12/2010), due to the high number of students and challenged industries.
Sports
The University of Jyväskylä is the only university in Northern Europe with a faculty of sports. The faculty has been a key player to develop a strong sports culture in the city.The city hosts the Neste Oil Rally Finland
Rally Finland
The Neste Oil Rally Finland is a rally event driven in the Jyväskylä area in Central Finland. It is the biggest annually organised public event in the Nordic countries, gathering over 500,000 spectators every year....
(formerly known as 1000 Lakes Rally). It is the biggest annually organised public event in the Nordic countries
Nordic countries
The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland...
, gathering over 500,000 spectators every year. The rally has been held since 1951, first as a national competition, then from 1959 on as a European Rally Championship
European Rally Championship
The European Rally Championship is the European continental championship series in rallying. It is organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile .-History:...
event and since the introduction of the World Rally Championship
World Rally Championship
The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13...
in 1973, as Finland's WRC event.
Ice hockey venue Synergia-areena, Hippos Finnish baseball stadium, swimming hall AaltoAlvari and many other main sport venues of the city are located in Hippos
Hippos
Hippos is an archaeological site in Israel, located on a hill overlooking the Sea of Galilee. Between the 3rd century BC and the 7th century AD, Hippos was the site of a Greco-Roman city. Besides the fortified city itself, Hippos controlled two port facilities on the lake and an area of the...
two kilometres away from the city centre. Matti Nykänen Ski Flying Hills are located next to the Laajavuori ski resort just few kilometres west from the city centre. Main football stadium lies on the slopes of Harju just next to the city centre. Killeri hippodrome on the western parts of the city serves different horse racing competitions. At winter time amateur ice skaters can practice their skills in Viitaniemi or on the lake Jyväsjärvi, which has a 3,5 kilometres long ice skating track.
Sport teams from Jyväskylä
- JYP is the current Finnish Championship bronze medalist in ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
. - Jyväskylän JalkapalloklubiJyväskylän JalkapalloklubiJJK Jyväskylä is a Finnish football club, based in Jyväskylä. It currently plays in the Finnish top-flight Veikkausliiga. The club's manager is Kari Martonen...
(FC JJK) plays in VeikkausliigaVeikkausliigaVeikkausliiga is the premier division of Finnish football, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Veikkausliiga is currently ranked as the 28th best league in Europe. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name...
, the top division of Finnish football. - Jyväskylän Seudun PalloseuraJyväskylän Seudun PalloseuraJyväskylän Seudun Palloseura is a football club from Jyväskylä, Finland. The club was formed in 1962 and their home ground is at the Vehkalammen kenttä. The men's football team currently plays in the Kolmonen . The other main sporting activity run by the club is bandy...
, or just JPSJPSJPS is an acronym that may refer to:* Jewish Publication Society of America* Jewish Publication Society of America Version * John Player Special * J. P...
, plays in the highest bandyBandyBandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.The rules of the game have many similarities to those of association football: the game is played on a rectangle of ice the same size as a football field. Each team has 11 players,...
division. - Jyväskylän Kiri is the most successful Finnish baseball team in history. Currently they play in the top division SuperpesisSuperpesisSuperpesis is the top division of the Finnish native sport pesäpallo in Finland. Both men's and women's top division is called Superpesis. Comprising 11 teams in men's league and 10 teams in women's league, one team faces relegation to Ykköspesis at the end of the season...
. - Kirittäret holds ten Finnish Championships in women's Finnish baseball league. Latest championship is from summer 2009.
- Jyväskylän seudun Jaguaarit plays in the top division of Finnish American footballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
league. - Happee plays floorballFloorballFloorball, a type of floor hockey, is an indoor team sport which was developed in the 1970s in Sweden. Floorball is most popular in areas where the sport has developed the longest, such as the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. The game is played...
in the Finnish top division both in men's and women's league. - Meloiloa Canoe Club: plays canoe polo, and practices forther slalom, WWR and marathon kayaking.
- Tavinsulka Canoe Tours: offers a wide variety of canoeing and kayaking programmes throughout the summers.
Museums
The Alvar Aalto Museum and the Museum of Central Finland form a centre of culture in the immediate vicinity of the historical campus of the University of Jyväskylä. Both museums are designed by a functionalist Alvar AaltoAlvar Aalto
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware...
. The Alvar Aalto Museum displays the artist's most important work and design. The Museum of Central Finland specializes in cultural history. It serves both as the town museum of Jyväskylä and the provincial museum of Central Finland.
One of architect Aalto's most significant works Säynätsalo Town Hall is located in Säynätsalo island.
The Craft Museum of Finland is a handicraft museum covering entire Finland. The Centre for Finnish National Costumes forms a part of the museum.
The Jyväskylä University Museum is specialized in history of the University and diversity of nature in Central Finland.
The biggest art museum in the city is Jyväskylä Art Museum located in the city centre. Another art museum centre – The Halonen building – near the main railway station consists of The Centre for Creative Photography, the Centre for Printmaking
Printmaking
Printmaking is the process of making artworks by printing, normally on paper. Printmaking normally covers only the process of creating prints with an element of originality, rather than just being a photographic reproduction of a painting. Except in the case of monotyping, the process is capable...
and Galleria Harmonia.
Theatres
The biggest theatre in the city is the Jyväskylä City Theatre designed by Alvar Aalto. It stands right in the centre of the city. Jyväskylä Workers' Theatre is located in Ainola on the Eastern side of the lake Jyväsjärvi. Huoneteatteri, founded on the aftermath of the II World War is the third remarkable theatre in Jyväskylä.Annual Events
- Arctic and Fabulous Film Festival offers different forms and genres of Nordic film in the middle of most freezing winter season in February.
- Jyväskylä City's Birthday Week (last week of March) offers a number of concerts, theatre, exhibitions and debates around the city.
- Jyrock in April is an indie and alternative rock and pop festival.
- Yläkaupungin Yö in May is one of the biggest annual street festivals of the city.
- Sataman Yö is an annual pop music festival organised one week before the midsummer in the harbour of Jyväskylä.
- Jyväskylä Arts FestivalJyväskylä Arts FestivalJyväskylä Arts Festival is an arts festival celebrated annually at Jyväskylä, Finland since 1956. It has since become one of the biggest arts festivals in Finland. Close to 40 000 people took part in the event in 2009....
in the middle of July accommodates musicians, bands, contemporary circus, comediens, mimes, physical theatre, storytellers and film makers. It is one of the most well known festivals in Finland. - Neste Oil Rally Finland in the end of July is the biggest annually organised event in Nordic countries and a part of the WRC World Rally Championships.
- Athenis Finlandiae organised in August is a cultural festival combining elements from ancient history, arts and science.
- Finlandia Marathon in the beginning of September is a marathon festival designed for everybody from a top athlete to an amateur jogger. Time of Dance – the largest annual festival of Finnish contemporary dance is taking place in the end of September.
- The International Print Triennal Graphica Creativa is organised every three years since 1975. It was the very first international graphic art exhibition in Finland. The next triennal will be organised 2012.
Education
Jyväskylä is a traditional education city. Including school children, and the students in high schools, vocational schools, the university of applied sciences and the universities, the number of students and pupils in the city reaches 45,000, boosting Jyväskylä's reputation as a "student city". Almost 30% of the city population are students. A number of firsts in Finnish education have taken place in Jyväskylä:- Jyväskylä Lyceum is the world's first junior secondary school with Finnish as the language of instruction. It started its first term on October 1 in 1858. Lyceum is still existing and it is one of nine upper secondary schools in the city. Today the school is named Jyväskylän Lyseon Lukio
- The first Finnish-medium teacher training college (1863)
- The first Finnish-medium school for girls (1864)
- Finland's first Summer University (1914)
Due to this, among other things, the city has earned the nickname Athens of Finland.
The teacher training college later evolved into the College of Education (1934) and further into the multidisciplinary University of Jyväskylä
University of Jyväskylä
The University of Jyväskylä is a university in Jyväskylä, Finland. It has its origins in the first Finnish-speaking teacher training college , founded in 1863. Around 14,000 students are currently enrolled in the degree programs of the university...
(1966).
The University of Jyväskylä
University of Jyväskylä
The University of Jyväskylä is a university in Jyväskylä, Finland. It has its origins in the first Finnish-speaking teacher training college , founded in 1863. Around 14,000 students are currently enrolled in the degree programs of the university...
is one of the most popular universities in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
. Almost 16,000 students are enrolled to study for a Bachelor's or Master's degree, and the university also offers PhD programs in most of its subjects. Historically, the university has excelled in the study of education, but in the last few decades it has also gained respect in the sciences. It is the only university in Finland offering university-level education in sports, training sports teachers and coaches. Its IT program is the largest in the country in terms of attendance.
JAMK University of Applied Sciences has 8.000 students. It has four different units: School of Business and Services Management, School of Health and Social Studies, School of Technology and Teacher Education College. Humak University of Applied Sciences educates cultural management in Jyväskylä.
Transport
Jyväskylä railway stationJyväskylä railway station
The Jyväskylä railway station or Jyväskylä Travel Center is located in the city of Jyväskylä, Finland. The station is also the city's main bus terminal for long-distance buses.- History :...
is served by VR
VR Group
VR or VR Group is a state-owned railway company in Finland. Formerly known as Suomen Valtion Rautatiet until 1922 and Valtionrautatiet / Statsjärnvägarna until 1995...
direct trains to Helsinki
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
, Pieksämäki
Pieksämäki
Pieksämäki is a town and municipality of Finland. Its original name was Haukivuori .It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region.The town has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...
, Tampere
Tampere
Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...
, Turku
Turku
Turku is a city situated on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River. It is located in the region of Finland Proper. It is believed that Turku came into existence during the end of the 13th century which makes it the oldest city in Finland...
, Vaasa
Vaasa
Vaasa is a city on the west coast of Finland. It received its charter in 1606, during the reign of Charles IX of Sweden and is named after the Royal House of Vasa...
and many other destinations in Finland. The station was extensively modernised in 2002.
Jyväskylä Airport
Jyväskylä Airport
On August 2, 2010, Finncomm Airlines announced it will stop its service between Helsinki and Jyväskylä on August 16, 2010. However the break was very short as Finnair and Finncomm reached an agreement on September 2010 that Finncomm will take over several Finnair's domestic routes...
is situated in Tikkakoski
Tikkakoski
Tikkakoski is a neighbourhood of Jyväskylä, Finland, about north of the city centre. It has a population of 6,000.The Jyväskylä Airport, Aviation Museum of Central Finland, and a Finnish Air Force base, with the FAF Headquarters, and the Finnish Air Force Academy are all located in...
, about 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) north of Jyväskylä. It has regular direct flights to Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
Helsinki Airport or Helsinki-Vantaa Airport is the main international airport of the Helsinki metropolitan region and the whole of Finland. It is located in Vantaa, Finland, about west of Tikkurila, the centre of Vantaa, and north of Helsinki city centre...
. The airport serves also as a military and charter airport.
The city is on crossroads of many main roads of Finland. European route E75
European route E75
European route E 75 is part of the International E-road network, which is a series of main roads in Europe.The E 75 starts from Vardø, Norway in the Barents Sea and runs south through Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia and Republic of Macedonia to Sitia, Greece on...
passes the city from South to North and E63
European route E63
The European route E 63 is a European route that goes from Sodankylä, Finland to Turku, Finland. The length of the route is .* E 63: Sodankylä – Pelkosenniemi – Kemijärvi – Isokylä – Kuusamo – Suomussalmi – Kajaani – Iisalmi – Kuopio – Vehmasmäki – Suonenjoki – Lievestuore – Jyväskylä –...
from Southeast to Northwest.
Jyväskylä harbour is home for many passenger ships operating on lake Päijänne. On summer time there are direct ship connections to Lahti
Lahti
Lahti is a city and municipality in Finland.Lahti is the capital of the Päijänne Tavastia region. It is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital Helsinki...
, Jämsä
Jämsä
Jämsä is a town and 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 and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
, Suolahti
Suolahti
Suolahti was a former town and municipality of Finland. It is located next to Lake Keitele in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region...
, Viitasaari
Viitasaari
Viitasaari is a town and municipality of Finland.It is located in the Central Finland region. The town has a population of and covers an area of ofwhich is water...
and some other cities.
The public transportation system
Public transport in Jyväskylä
Public transport in Jyväskylä, Finland consists of bus services run by Jyväskylän Liikenne, a company owned by Koiviston Auto. In addition, the city offers a minibus service for the elderly and the handicapped.- Public transport center :...
is operated by Jyväskylän liikenne and it is based on bus lines.
In 2009 the modal share
Modal share
Modal share, Mode split or Modal split, is a traffic / transport term that describes the number of trips or percentage of travelers using a particular type of transportation....
of the city was dominated by cars (61%). Modal split of pedestrians 20 % and bicyclers 13 % is relatively high compared to other Finnish cities. Public transportation had 4 % modal share.
Artists
- Alvar AaltoAlvar AaltoHugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware...
, Architect. - Aino AaltoAino AaltoAino Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. She was born in Helsinki, and completed her school education in 1913 at the Helsingin Suomalainen Tyttökoulu...
, Architect, designer. - Lars EikindLars Eric SiLars Eikind, also known as Lars Eric Si, has been a part of the Scandinavian rock/metal scene for many years. Both as musician and producer. He has been involved in a numerous bands, either as a full time or session member....
, Singer and bass player for Before the DawnBefore the Dawn (band)- 4:17 am :4:17 am is the second full-length album released by Before the Dawn. It was released on May 24, 2004 through Locomotive Music, to generally favorable critical reviews. Aleksanteri Kuosa was the engineer and producer....
. - Ilmari HannikainenIlmari HannikainenToivo Ilmari Hannikainen was a Finnish composer.Hannikainen was the son of Pekka Juhani Hannikainen and the brother of Väinö Hannikainen, both of whom were composers and of Tauno Hannikainen who was a conductor...
, Composer. - Pekka Hannikainen, Composer.
- Tauno HannikainenTauno HannikainenTauno Hannikainen was a Finnish cellist and conductor.Born in Jyväskylä, he was the son of the composer Pekka Juhani Hannikainen. The pianist Ilmari Hannikainen and the conductor Väinö Hannikainen were his brothers. He studied first as a cellist in Helsinki and abroad...
, Cellist, conductor. - Mikko Ijäs, Visual artist and researcher.
- Arja KorisevaArja KorisevaArja Sinikka Koriseva is an award-winning Finnish singer. She first came to fame as a tango singer; now her repertoire includes evergreens, Finnish pop, musical theatre, and sacred music....
, Singer. - Karhumäki brothersKarhumäki brothersNiilo and Valto Karhumäki, also known as the Karhumäki brothers , were Finnish aviation pioneers, aircraft manufacturers and airline founders....
, Aviation pioneers. - Aimo LahtiAimo LahtiAimo Johannes Lahti was a self-taught Finnish weapons designer. Out of the 50 weapons that he designed, the best known is the Suomi M-31 SMG. Other well-known weapon designs include the Lahti-Saloranta M/26 LMG, Lahti L-35 pistol and Lahti L-39 anti-tank rifle...
, Weapon designer. - Eino LuukkanenEino LuukkanenEino Luukkanen was a Finnish fighter ace in World War II. Luukkanen scored 56 confirmed victories, becoming Finland's third highest ranking ace. He flew the Fokker D-21, Brewster B-239 Buffalo, and Bf 109G.-Victories:...
, Fighter ace. - Wivi LönnWivi LönnWivi Lönn born as Olivia Mathilda Lönn was a Finnish architect. She was the first woman to be awarded the honorary title of "Professor" by the Finnish Association of Architects.- Early life and education :...
, Architect. - Pekka KostiainenPekka KostiainenPekka Olavi Kostiainen is a Finnish composer and choral conductor.Kostiainen was born in Jyväskylä in 1944 and graduated from the Sibelius Academy in 1968. He served as a cantor at the Pohja Finnish Parish from 1969 to 1971, and as a lecturer at the University of Jyväskylä from 1971 to 2000...
, Composer and choral conductor - Sofi OksanenSofi OksanenSofi Oksanen is a Finnish contemporary writer. She was born in Jyväskylä. Her father is Finnish and her mother is Estonian. So far, Oksanen has published three novels, one an international best seller and a play. She has received several awards for her literary work.-Life:Sofi Oksanen was born and...
, Contemporary writer. - Teuvo PakkalaTeuvo PakkalaTeuvo Pakkala was a Finnish author, playwright, reporter, linguist and teacher....
, Author, playwright. - Timo ParvelaTimo ParvelaTimo Parvela is a Finnish author of juvenile fiction.Parvela matriculated from secondary school in 1983 and graduated from Jyväskylä Teacher Training College in 1988. He worked at a series of elementary school teaching posts for six years — first in Petäjävesi in the Jyväskylä sub-region and...
, Author of juvenile fictionChildren's literatureChildren's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
. - Timo RautiainenTimo RautiainenTimo Aulis Rautiainen is a Finnish heavy metal singer, guitarist and songwriter. He is best known as the singer and songwriter of Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus. He has also sung in the bands Lyijykomppania and Aku Ankkuli.His occupation is a teacher, which is quite uncommon for heavy metal...
, Heavy metal singer, guitarist, song writer. - Jack SmackJack SmackJack Smack is Finnish rock musician. He is the guitarist/background vocalist/composer in the Helsinki based hard-rock band called Private Line and also in the "party band" groups Evil Boys, Thunderbombs and Trabant...
, Guitarist for Private LinePrivate LinePrivate Line are a hard rock band from Helsinki, Finland, formed during the mid-1990s and continuing today.-Origins:...
. - Wallu ValpioWallu ValpioJani Petteri "Wallu" Valpio is a Finnish media personality. Valpio began his career as a member of the musical group Arto Muna ja Millennium Orkesteri...
, Media person. - Laura VoutilainenLaura VoutilainenSanna Laura Voutilainen , is a Finnish popsinger.-Career:Voutilainen's debut single was called "Muuttanut oon maailman" but her breakthrough came with the 1993 single "Kerran" which reached the Top Ten of the Finnish charts in January 1994...
, Pop singer.
Politicians
- Minna CanthMinna CanthMinna Canth was a Finnish writer and social activist. Canth began to write while managing her family draper's shop and living as a widow raising seven children...
, writer, social activist, early women's right activist - Mauri PekkarinenMauri PekkarinenReijo Mauri Matias Pekkarinen is a Finnish politician. He is the Centre Party of Finland deputy and secretary, and former Minister of Economic Affairs in the Finnish government...
, Senior centrist politician, minister in four different cabinets since 1991 - Matti VanhanenMatti VanhanenMatti Taneli Vanhanen is a Finnish politician. He is a former Prime Minister of Finland and a former Chairman of the Centre Party. In the second half of 2006 he was President of the European Council. In his earlier career he was a journalist...
, Prime Minister of FinlandPrime Minister of FinlandThe Prime Minister is the Head of Government of Finland. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President, who is the Head of State. The current Prime Minister is Jyrki Katainen of the National Coalition Party.-Overview:...
(2003–2010). - Henna Virkkunen, Minister of Education (2008–).
- Väinö VoionmaaVäinö VoionmaaKaarle Väinö Voionmaa was a Finnish professor, member of the parliament of Finland, senator, minister and chancellor. He also was one of the most influential politicians during the early times of independent Republic of Finland...
, Senator, Minister, Professor, member of Finnish Parliament
Athletes
- Mikko HirvonenMikko HirvonenMikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to...
, rallyRallyingRallying, also known as rally racing, is a form of auto racing that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars...
driver. - Risto JussilainenRisto JussilainenRisto Jussilainen is a retired Finnish ski jumper. He won a silver medal in the team large hill event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City....
, Olympic medalist in ski jump. - Minna KauppiMinna KauppiMinna Kauppi is a Finnish orienteer. Kauppi is an eight-time World Champion, including five golds from relays....
, orienteerOrienteeringOrienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
seven-time World Champion. - Samppa LajunenSamppa LajunenSamppa Lajunen is a retired Finnish Nordic combined athlete who competed during the late 1990s and early 2000s....
, three-time Olympic gold medalist in Nordic combinedNordic combinedThe Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping.- History :While Norwegian soldiers are known to have been competing in Nordic skiing since the 19th century, the first major competition in Nordic combined was held in 1892 in Oslo at the...
. - Tuuli Matinsalo, world champion in aerobicsAerobicsAerobics is a form of physical exercise that combines rhythmic aerobic exercise with stretching and strength training routines with the goal of improving all elements of fitness...
. - Tommi MäkinenTommi Mäkinen"Turbo" Tommi Antero Mäkinen , tied with Juha Kankkunen and behind Sébastien Loeb , and fifth in wins .He is a four-time World Rally Champion, a series he first won, and then successfully defended, continuously throughout 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999, on all occasions driving the Ralliart Mitsubishi...
, four-time World RallyRallyingRallying, also known as rally racing, is a form of auto racing that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars...
Champion. - Matti NykänenMatti NykänenMatti Ensio Nykänen is a Finnish former ski jumper who won five Olympic medals , nine World Championships medals and 22 Finnish Championships medals . Most notably, Nykänen won three gold medals at the 1988 Winter Olympics, becoming, along with Yvonne van Gennip of the Netherlands, the most...
, four-time Olympic gold medalist in ski jump. - Lauri "Tahko" PihkalaLauri PihkalaLauri Pihkala was the inventor of pesäpallo, the Finnish variant of baseball. He also competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics....
, inventor of pesäpallo, Finnish baseballPesäpalloPesäpallo is a fast-moving ball sport that is quite often referred to as the national sport of Finland and has some presence in other countries, such as Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, and Northern Ontario in Canada...
. - Sirkka PolkunenSirkka PolkunenSirkka Tellervo "Telle" Polkunen is a former cross-country skier from Finland who competed during the 1950s.She was born in Jyväskylä....
, Olympic gold medalist in cross country skiing. - Harri RovanperäHarri RovanperäHarri "Rovis" Rovanperä is a Finnish rally driver who competed in the World Rally Championship from 1993 to 2006. He drove for SEAT , Peugeot , Mitsubishi and Red Bull Škoda Team...
, rallyRallyingRallying, also known as rally racing, is a form of auto racing that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars...
driver. - Jani SoininenJani SoininenJani Markus Soininen is a former Finnish ski jumper who competed from 1992 to 2001. He won two medals the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, earning a gold in the individual normal hill and a silver in the individual large hill.His biggest successes were at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships,...
, Olympic gold medalist in ski jump. - Raimo SummanenRaimo SummanenRaimo Olavi Summanen , is a former professional ice hockey forward and also a former coach of the Finnish national team. He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the sixth round of the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, 125th overall, and spent his NHL career with Edmonton and the Vancouver Canucks...
, ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player and coach. - Henri ToivonenHenri ToivonenHenri Pauli Toivonen was a Finnish rally driver born in Jyväskylä, the home of Rally Finland. His father, Pauli Toivonen, was the 1968 European Rally Champion for Porsche and his brother, Harri Toivonen, became a professional circuit racer.Toivonen's first World Rally Championship victory came...
, rallyRallyingRallying, also known as rally racing, is a form of auto racing that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars...
driver. - Tarmo UusivirtaTarmo UusivirtaTarmo Tapani Uusivirta was a Finnish boxer who won the European Amateur Championship in 1979 and fought professionally from 1982 to 1992.-Amateur career:...
, boxerBoxingBoxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
. - Sinuhe WallinheimoSinuhe WallinheimoMika Sinuhe Wallinheimo is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender. As the last team he represented JYP in the SM-liiga...
, ice hockey player. - Jani Tanskanen, world champion in artistic gymnasticsArtistic gymnasticsArtistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite...
.
Twin towns — Sister cities
Jyväskylä is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with:
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Poznań Poznan Poznań is a city on the Warta river in west-central Poland, with a population of 556,022 in June 2009. It is among the oldest cities in Poland, and was one of the most important centres in the early Polish state, whose first rulers were buried at Poznań's cathedral. It is sometimes claimed to be... , Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... (1974) Stavanger Stavanger Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway... , Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... (1947) Yaroslavl Yaroslavl Yaroslavl is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historical part of the city, a World Heritage Site, is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. It is one of the Golden Ring cities, a group of historic cities... , Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... (1966) |
Friendship cities
| Jalapa Jalapa, Nueva Segovia Jalapa is a municipality in the Nueva Segovia Department of Nicaragua. It is located close to the Honduras border. According to the Washington Lieutenant Governor's files, it is a sister city with Port Townsend, WA, US, which is located on the Puget Sound on the eastern coast of the Olympic... , Nicaragua Nicaragua Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean... (1988) Mudanjiang, China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... (1988) Kunming Kunming ' is the capital and largest city of Yunnan Province in Southwest China. It was known as Yunnan-Fou until the 1920s. A prefecture-level city, it is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of Yunnan, and is the seat of the provincial government... , China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... |
See also
- AsteroidAsteroidAsteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
1500 Jyväskylä1500 Jyväskylä1500 Jyväskylä is a small Main belt asteroid.It was discovered by Y. Väisälä on October 16, 1938, and is named after the town of Jyväskylä, Finland.Little is known about this asteroid.- External links :*...
(named after the town by its Finnish discoverer, Yrjö VäisäläYrjö VäisäläYrjö Väisälä was a Finnish astronomer and physicist.His main contributions were in the field of optics, but he was also very active in geodetics, astronomy and optical metrology...
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External links
- City of Jyväskylä – International version of the official website
- Map of Jyväskylä
- Region of Jyväskylä Tourist Information