Statistics
The seventh largest city in Finland, Jyväskylä received city rights in 1837. At the end of 2021, there were 144,473 people living in our city. That is 1,000 more than the year before. From 1 January 2009, the City of Jyväskylä, the Rural Municipality of Jyväskylä and the municipality of Korpilahti merged into one city, Jyväskylä.
City of Jyväskylä is situated at the northern end of the scenic lake Päijänne, 270 kilometres north from Helsinki.
The City of Jyväskylä (2021):
- inhabitants 144 473
- surface area 1171 km2
- water surface area 295 km2
- number of jobs 65 000
- number of enterprises 8000
- 1000 new businesses established each year
- households 76 335 (2020)
- city of 45 000 students
- employmentrate 64,1%
- 4100 foreign residents from over 120 different countries
Population with an immigrant background
The population with an immigrant background increases from year to year. Every year, around 600 people immigrates to Jyväskylä.
In 2022, there were a total of 4,196 foreign nationals in Jyväskylä. Largest groups of foreign nationals:
Russians 712
Afghans 326
Kongolese 272
Estonians 229
Chinese 209
In 2022, there were 8,016 foreign-language speakers in Jyväskylä. Largest language groups (native speakers):
native speakers of Russian 1,666
Arabic 495
English 493
Dari 426
The biggest employers and personnel
City of Jyväskylä 7 000
Central Finland Healthcare District 3 150
University of Jyväskylä 2 300
Keskimaa Osk 1 240
Valmet Technologies Oy 1 200
The Finnish Defence Forces 1 000
Jyväskylä Educational Consortium Gradia 870
JAMK University of Applied Sciences 600
Kela, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland 570
ISS Palvelut Oy 500
Valio Oy 450
Telia Finland Oy 400