Jyväskylä is a city and municipality in Finland in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland. It is located about 150 km north-east from Tampere, the third largest city in Finland; and about 270 km north from Helsinki, the capital of Finland.
Lake Jyväsjärvi is a lake situated in the centre of Jyväskylä in Finland. The lake can be also considered as the Northern end of Lake Päijänne. Parts of Jyväsjärvi has been filled many times to gain more land for the enlarging city of Jyväskylä.
View on Google Maps Book this experienceKuokkala Bridge is a bridge in Jyväskylä, Finland over the lake Jyväsjärvi. When the city of Jyväskylä expanded into Kuokkala, the eastern part of the town, it was deemed necessary to link the city centre to the new neighbourhood through a new bridge.
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Central Finland is a region in Finland. It borders the regions of Päijät-Häme, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, North Savo, and South Savo. Jyväskylä is the regional centre and by far the largest city in the area.
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Saarijärvi is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 9,406 and covers an area of 1,422.72 square kilometres of which 170.8 km² is water. The population density is 7.51 inhabitants per square kilometre. Neighbouring municipalities are Kannonkoski, Karstula, Multia, Soini, Uurainen, Ähtäri and Äänekoski. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The neighboring municipality of Pylkönmäki was consolidated to Saarijärvi on 1 January 2009. There are all together 241 lakes in Saarijärvi. Biggest lakes are Pyhäjärvi, Summanen and Lake Saarijärvi. Saarijärvi is the home of Bonden Paavo in the poem by Johan Ludvig Runeberg.
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🌲 Forest 🛣️ Road trip 🏘️ Town 🏘️ Cottage 🌆 Skyline 🏞️ RiverAs a new town, Jyväskylä naturally lacks the charms of a historic city, but offers a beautiful area to explore. If you come in summer, be aware that the lack of night and the mosquitoes can be very annoying! Jyväskylä is an industrial and university town. It has a quiet and endearing side. Alvar Aalto was born here and spent a large part of his life here, and the city has inevitably left its mark. The city has dedicated a beautiful museum to him, which traces his work. On the way to the north and Lapland, Jyväskylä is an almost obligatory stop on the road, in the lake region. If the city is not particularly pretty, with only a church and a few buildings that offer a slight historical interest, the charm is elsewhere: Jyväskylä is composed of more than 300 lakes, which are spread all over the city centre. This makes it a great source of year-round activities, from swimming and windsurfing in summer to ice skating in winter. And, as with the rest of Finland, the main reason to visit is to explore the surrounding nature, and in Jyväskylä you'll find plenty of that. In the heart of the Lake District, also known as the Land of a Thousand Lakes, you will be in an absolutely exceptional environment for hiking, excursions, or safaris to discover the region's animals.
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