Employment and business

The City of Jyväskylä has achieved the second place in overall impression among cities with over 100,000 inhabitants in the 2024 Kuntien imago survey conducted by Taloustutkimus. The study evaluates the performance of municipalities as perceived by companies and business decision-makers. Jyväskylä's most notable improvements were in the categories of business-friendliness and cooperation between the city and companies. Additionally, the city made significant progress in promoting international expertise and labor immigration compared to the previous year. Overall, Jyväskylä's business image ranks as above average. In the study, Jyväskylä achieved a general score of 7.61, exceeding the national average of 7.44.

Vireon is set to construct Finland’s first large-scale green hydrogen refueling station in Jyväskylä. The announcement is significant, as currently there are no H2 stations operating in Finland. This station is the first of four strategically located stations in Finland, made possible through a collaborative project between the Central Finland Mobility Foundation (Cefmof) and the City of Jyväskylä.

The TE Offices will be closed at the end of the year. All job seekers from Jyväskylä and Muurame will use their own municipality’s employment services next year.

What is it like to look for a job in Finland as an immigrant? It is full of anticipation, learning and the joy of success. In this employment story, you get to know the career path of an immigrant in Finland.

The City of Jyväskylä and Fortum have signed a letter of intent to build a data centre complex on land owned by the city in the Seppälänkangas area of Jyväskylä. Fortum will develop and market the area to potential data centre operators who will make the actual investments.

The City of Jyväskylä, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team, Toyota Mobility Foundation established a new organisation to promote Jyväskylä’s City Planning Projects on January 19, 2024.

The City of Jyväskylä's Business Development Services will abandon the Business Jyväskylä brand and will adopt the name City of Jyväskylä Business Services. The new name and logo will be introduced by the end of 2023.

According to the Municipal ranking study published by EK (Confederation of Finnish Industries), the Jyväskylä region still remains among the most business-friendly regions in Finland. In the comparison of 25 regions, Jyväskylä ranked 9th in the top 10 among large cities. Companies in the region evaluate the city's business policy and business climate more positively than the national average.

The Finnish round of the World Rally Championship, or Secto Rally Finland, returned this year to its full four-day glory after the difficult coronavirus period. A total of 230,000 spectators were recorded in Jyväskylä and Central Finland, the visitor record was broken in Harju, and the Finnish World Cup Rally left a jackpot of income behind for the Jyväskylä region and Central Finland.