Jämsänkoski
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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...
located near Lake Päijänne and the Jämsänjoki
Jämsänjoki
Jämsänjoki is a river in Finland in the town of Jämsä in Central Finland region. It flows 15 km and has a watershed of 1448,3 km². The river flows into the Lake Päijänne, from which the waters flow into the Gulf of Finland trough the Kymijoki river....
river. The town had population of 7,581 (December 31, 2003). It covered an area of 448.67 km² of which 48.02 km² is water. The population density
Population density
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was 16.9 inhabitants per km².
The paper mill
Paper mill
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owned by UPM Kymmene is the largest employer of 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 ....
. Municipality of Koskenpää was consolidated with Jämsänkoski in the beginning of 1969.
Jämsänkoski was a township since 1986. It belongs to the administrative district
District
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of Western Finland
Western Finland
Western Finland was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2010. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Bothnia towards Åland.- History :...
although Central Finland
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....
remains the centre for labour and trade
Trade
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Jämsänkoski was consolidated with 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 ....
in 2009.