Environment and nature

Cigarette butts, nicotine pouches, plastic wrappers, chewing gum, and other litter discarded on the ground usually end up in the nearest river or lake via storm drains. From there, they can be carried by flowing water all the way to the Baltic Sea. To help curb local waterway littering, the City of Jyväskylä will be marking its storm drains and trash bins with eye-catching fish stickers in July–August as part of the national "Mahanpuruja muovista" (plastic bellyaches) campaign.

The first heatwaves of the summer have brought many visitors to Jyväskylä ’s beaches. The City of Jyväskylä wishes to remind swimmers and all beach-goers of the key guidelines that help ensure safety and a pleasant experience for everyone.

The City of Jyväskylä is experiencing a major disruption in its network connections, affecting the entire city's telephones and network performance. City services may not be accessible at the moment. The city's internal, secure network is also not functioning.

The public beaches maintained by the City of Jyväskylä opened on 9th June. The Sports and Recreation Services will provide lifeguard supervision at Tuomiojärvi and Köhniö beaches.

The City of Jyväskylä reminds visitors that felling of trees, cutting of branches, and collecting deadwood from the ground in the Haukanniemi nature reserve is prohibited under the protection decision issued on 23 January 2018.

The chatter of different languages, the instruments of the Jyväskylä University Puhkupillit orchestra, and Nepalese dance piqued many people's interest right at the door of the city's main library. The annual Meidän Jyväskylä event aims to create a meeting place for all city residents. Visitors to the event came to meet new people, learn about different cultures, and explore local services

Pielespuisto is located in Kangasvuori, Jyväskylä, and was renovated in 2020–2022. At the time park´s vegetation was increased, biodiversity improved, and runoff and stormwater made more visible part of the park. The park was among the top five green spaces in a high-level national competition for the built environment. Pielespuisto is a versatile environment for recreation and learning for nearby residents and the children of the Kangasvuori daycare school.

You can browse the City of Jyväskylä’s website in your own language using the Google Translator function on the pages.

You can now see the website of the city of Jyväskylä machine-translated into more than 100 languages.

The City of Jyväskylä, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team (TGR-WRT) and Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF) have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) towards future collaboration, aiming to achieve a carbon neutral, sustainable and diversified society through community development in harmony with people and nature.