Living, building and traffic

A new visitor study confirms that the impact of Finland’s FIA World Rally Championship event, Secto Rally Finland, on the Central Finland region continues on a steady upward trajectory. The rally is held each year on the iconic gravel stages of Central Finland, with Jyväskylä serving as the event’s host city.

Construction of new sports and exercise facilities at Jyväskylä’s Hippos area will start in December. All parties involved in the project confirmed their participation with agreements signed at the kick-off meeting held today, October 28, 2025. The investment of over €210 million in the Hippos center for sports, elite sports, research, and education is unique in Finland. Construction will take just over two years, and the total employment impact during the construction period is estimated at approximately 2,600 person-years. The construction site will be fenced off in November, and construction in the area will begin in December.

The City of Jyväskylä has drawn up a nature conservation programme for the areas owned by the city, which is the first nature conservation programme in Jyväskylä. The work is a continuation of the previously completed network of protected areas, for which the sites to be protected have been selected. The nature conservation programme defines how these areas are to be protected. In addition, the city sets ambitious goals for habitat restoration and nature management. Feedback on the draft programme can be given from 27 October to 30 November 2025.

Repair work on the Louhunsalmi bridge is underway.

Based on the results of the monitoring sample taken on 6 october 2025, the microbiological quality of the water meets the quality recommendations for domestic water.

The population of Jyväskylä exceeded the milestone of 150,000 residents on Wednesday, September 24, 2025. Mathematically, the 150,000th resident of Jyväskylä was a baby girl born at Nova Hospital at 1:45 a.m. The city will commemorate the newest resident of Jyväskylä and her family at a time convenient for them at their home.

The bridge on Martinpolku in Korpilahti will be closed to motor vehicle traffic on September 15 for repair work.

The lower part of Asemakatu and the Asema-aukio area will be renovated in the next few years. In the change plan for Asema-aukio and Asemakatu, the current market square will be moved to Asema-aukio, and the lower part of Asemakatu will be transformed into part of the city centre's pedestrian street network. At the same time, the entire Asema-aukio area will be transformed into a more pleasant entity that supports recreation, events and market sales.

The traffic lights of the Louhunsalmi bridge will be moved some distance in the direction of Säynätsalo on the street section of Saaritie. The traffic arrangements will not affect the crossing of the bridge.

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.