Jyväskylä sub-region
Jyväskylä sub-region is a subdivision of Central Finland and one of the Sub-regions of Finland since 2009. It covers the area around the city of Jyväskylä. The Jyväskylä region has a population of 190,856, making it the sixth largest region in Finland after Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, Oulu and Lahti.[1]
Jyväskylä sub-region
Jyväskylän seutukunta | |
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| Coordinates: 62°14.5′N 025°44.5′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Population | |
| • Total | 190,856 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | http://www.jyvaskylanseutu.fi (in Finnish) |
Municipalities
Politics
Results of the 2018 Finnish presidential election:
- Sauli Niinistö 60.5%
- Pekka Haavisto 15.0%
- Laura Huhtasaari 6.9%
- Paavo Väyrynen 6.6%
- Matti Vanhanen 3.9%
- Tuula Haatainen 3.4%
- Merja Kyllönen 3.1%
- Nils Torvalds 0.5%
Gallery
Kuokkala Bridge in Jyväskylä.
The Petäjävesi Old Church was inscribed in 1994 on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Jyväskylä City Theatre was designed by Alvar Aalto.
The main library of Laukaa
Toivakka school
Muurame health centre
Agora Center is a workplace for teachers, scientists and IT workers.
Lake Armisvesi in Hankasalmi.
References
- "Number of foreign-language speakers grew by nearly 38,000 persons". Statistics Finland. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
External links
- Municipality of Hankasalmi
- City of Jyväskylä (in English)
- Municipality of Laukaa
- Municipality of Muurame
- Municipality of Petäjävesi (in English)
- Municipality of Toivakka
- Municipality of Uurainen
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