Jyväskylä sub-region
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Jyväskylä sub-region
Jyväskylän seutukunta | |
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Coordinates: 62°14.5′N 025°44.5′E / 62.2417°N 25.7417°E | |
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Region | Central Finland |
Capital | Jyväskylä |
Population | |
• Total | 191,187 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Website | http://www.jyvaskylanseutu.fi (in Finnish) |
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 191,187, making it the sixth largest region in Finland after Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, Oulu and Lahti.[1]
Municipalities
[edit]Politics
[edit]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
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Kuokkala Bridge in Jyväskylä.
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The Petäjävesi Old Church was inscribed in 1994 on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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Jyväskylä City Theatre was designed by Alvar Aalto.
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The main library of Laukaa
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Toivakka school
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Muurame health centre
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Agora Center is a workplace for teachers, scientists and IT workers.
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Lake Armisvesi in Hankasalmi.
References
[edit]- ^ "Number of foreign-language speakers grew by nearly 38,000 persons". Statistics Finland. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- 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