Statistics

The seventh largest city in Finland, Jyväskylä received city rights in 1837. At the end of 2025, there were 149 895 people living in our city. That is 701 more than the year (2024) before. 

City of Jyväskylä is situated at the northern end of the scenic lake Päijänne, 270 kilometres north from Helsinki.

The City of Jyväskylä (31.12.2025):

• inhabitants 149 895
• surface area 1171 km2
• water surface area 295 km2
• number of jobs 66 792 (2023)
• number of enterprises 9000
• 750 new businesses established each year
• households 81 042
• city of 40 000 students
• unemploymentrate 16,5 %
• share of foreign nationals 5,6 %