The City of Jyväskylä's birthday celebrations are spread over two weeks

The Harju Ridge evening song will be heard on the birthday week

In honour of the birthday week starting on Monday 17th of March, a piece composed for the city, Kellot, will be heard every evening at 6 PM by Jyväskylä's Harju. The piece "Kellot" will be performed until Sunday 23rd of March.

The Harju Ridge evening song, planned for the birthday week, was composed by Risto Keinänen, a long-time musician of the Jyväskylä Symphony Orchestra. The piece was played from Harju for the first time on birthday week 2021 and has become an established part of the birthday week program.

Take part in the Jyväskylä-visa

A new feature of the birthday week is the online Jyväskylä quiz. Those who answer the quiz can also take part in a lottery to win five product packages. The Jyväskylä quiz will be published on the city's website on Monday of the birthday week and can be played until Sunday 23rd of March.

Get to know the City Hall with guided tours

During the birthday week, there will be 6 guided tours of Jyväskylä City Hall, during which you can take a look at the City Hall spaces free of charge. The guided public tour gives you the opportunity to learn about the history and present of the Town Hall. The tour takes in the public areas of the town hall on different floors. The tour will also include information about the renovation of the Town Hall and a presentation of the works of art in the building. However, Pekka Salojärvi's art collection is not currently on display.

Free tickets for the tours can be picked up at the Forum's Jyväskylä info at Asemakatu 7. Tickets will be available until 18th of March on weekdays from 10 AM to 5 PM from the City Theatre and Jyväskylä Symphony's customer service. One person can pick up a maximum of 4 tickets at a time. Any remaining tickets can be requested from the guide before the start of the tour at the Poliisikamari door of the City Hall, where you can also join the tours. The duration of the tour is 45 minutes and each tour is limited to 20 people. No telephone bookings can be made for the tours.

The tours will take place:

• Wednesday 19th of March at 1 PM, 2 PM and 3 PM
• Friday 21st of March at 1 PM, 2 PM and 3 PM

Fifth-graders gather for the Mayor's celebration reception on Wednesday 26th of March

The fifth-graders' reception will be held on 26th of March at the Jyväskylä Paviljonki. The Mayor will once again welcome the city's approximately 1500 fifth-graders. As usual, the party will include birthday treats and a live performance by a top artist. The name of the artist is a secret and will be revealed at the event itself.

A birthday celebration flag in the city's administration block - will the flag also go up on your building's bar?

On Saturday 22nd of March, the city's birthday will be celebrated with a flag-raising ceremony in the city's administration block. Residents can also choose to celebrate the city by raising the flag.

A birthday present for city residents will be published on the day of the birthday!

Once again this year, a gift will be given to residents on the city's birthday - a free joint celebration concert for all residents. Last year performed pehmoaino. But who will be performing this year at the Jyväskylä picnic on 17th of May? We'll tell you on the city's website and social media channels on the city's birthday on 22nd of March.

A programme for all ages

On Thursday 20th of March at 1 PM at Piippurannan Klubi (Paperitehtaankatu 1), Ritva Loimio will hold an event called My Jyväskylä, where she will tell stories and pictures of how Jyväskylä has changed during her lifetime. On Friday 21rd of March at 2 PM in the same venue, the Eero Vuorinen trio will perform "Iskelmää ja jazzia". On Thursday 20th of  March, Sepänkeskus will host a Senior Day from 2-4 PM, followed by the K65 Disco: Appa Music Show Cover, where you can enjoy unforgettable ABBA hits to the beat of the band. There is an entrance fee for the disco.

The libraries will also host children's performances of Uncle Kyldemar's letters by the Children's Theatre Loihu, and the main library will celebrate Library Day on Wednesday 19th of March with a rich programme of events. On Saturday 20th of March at 2 PM, the children's concert by Loiskis will be held in the Minnansali of the Main Library, with admission charged.

Museums programme

Sat 22nd of March free admission to Aalto2 Museum Centre, Jyväskylä Art Museum, Museum of Finnish Crafts.

Gallery Ratamo

Sat 22nd of March 11 am - 4 pm Graphics workshop. Price 25 €. Sign up to participate.

Craft Museum

Wed 19th of March at 5.30 pm Public guided tour.
Museum curator Margarita Rosselló Ramón will lead us on a guided tour to delve deeper into the multi-sensory works in the exhibition Aistinvarainen. The tour is included in the entrance fee.

Art Museum

Tue 18th of March from 2 to 4 pm Multicultural exhibition guided tour and workshop 
Guided by museum director Sirpa Turpeinen and art museum interns Verena Odebunmi, Mohamad Hashemi and Poonthicha Chatchalermphan. Languages of discussion will be Finnish, English, Thai, Farsi/Turkish.

Fri 21st of March at 2 to 3 pm Art and artist 
Volunteers from the Jyväskylä Art Museum invite artists from the Art of Home exhibition to be interviewed. Artists Hille Peura from Äänekoski and Tapani Hietala from Uurainen will be interviewed. A cup of hot coffee will be served at 3 pm. The event in the lobby of the Art Museum is free of charge.

Fri 21st of March from 2 to 5 pm Open art workshop 
Make art, paint and draw. Peer tutor present, no registration required. Admission fee or Museum Card, free for under 24 years old.

Fri 21st of March from 5 to 6 pm Lecture: Mona Lisa, the most famous woman in the world 
Intendant Tiina Koivulahti presents the world's most famous painting, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. The lecture can be watched from the comfort of your home on Teams.

Sat 22nd of March at 1 to 1.30 pm CONTACT presentation 
A community piece by Jyväskylä's Contact improvisation community takes over the Homes Art exhibition.

Museum of Central Finland

18.3.-30.3. from 11 am to 6 pm Assemble Collage - an automotive workshop 
The workshop is open during the opening hours of the museum centre and is available for the price of an Aalto2 admission ticket.
On the 2nd floor Nappula in Kemu, you can create your own collection from old cards, wallpaper and book pages by cutting and pasting. You can also use Jussi Jäppinen's inspiring photo prints. The finished work can be a card or a piece of art!

Take part in the quiz! How many years is Jyväskylä this year? What are the stages of its foundation? Read about how Jyväskylä developed from a village to a city and take part in the quiz.