Statistics on Jyväskylä

The city of Jyväskylä was incorporated as town on March 22nd 1837. Nowadays it is a bustling centre of business and culture in the very hearth of Finland.City of Jyväskylä is situated at the northern end of the scenic lake Päijänne, 270 kilometres north from Helsinki.

From 1 January 2009, the City of Jyväskylä, the Rural Municipality of Jyväskylä and the municipality of Korpilahti will merge into one city, Jyväskylä. As a result, the city of Jyväskylä:

• the seventh largest city in Finland with 130 000 residents
• surface area 1171 km2
• water surface area 295 km2
• number of jobs 60 000
• households70 000
• number summer cottages 4 000
• city of 47 000 students
• 48 comprehensive schools, 8 high schools and 15 libraries
• the biggiest employer in the area totalling of 7 000 employees
• 3 000 foreign residentsfrom 100 different countries

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