News
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15.4.2021Mirroring the impressive 50-year career of textile artist Eija Rasinmäki, Design Eija Rasinmäki – A Hand-woven Life brings Rasinmäki’s well-known art textiles and rugs, that have had a recognised...
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6.4.2021Safe social distancing will be observed in library business. Only two individual customers or one family may enter the mobile library at one time.
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25.3.2021The first encounter between nature photographers and photographic artists, the Whose Nature? exhibition series, launches from Jyväskylä
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24.3.2021On 22 March 2021, the City of Jyväskylä celebrates its 184th birthday. The traditional events of the Jyväskylä Days will be held this year largely remotely due the coronavirus situation.
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15.3.2021Over the next two and a half years, the Alvar Aalto Museum and the Museum of Central Finland will together create a new museum centre in Jyväskylä’s Ruusupuisto neighbourhood after the Alvar Aalto...
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2.3.2021An agreement of intensified cooperation has been concluded between the Finnish Olympic Committee, the Jyväskylä Sports Academy, and the City of Jyväskylä, as well as the members the EduFutura...
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12.2.2021During this week a total of 47 coronavirus infections have been confirmed in Jyväskylä. Jyväskylä's incidence rate has also decreased. The need for hospital care has not increased significantly...
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1.2.2021The City of Jyväskylä's Emergency Management Team reviewed the weakened COVID-19 situation in the city. The Emergency Management Team decided that the city will suspend sports activities for...
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18.12.2020Jyväskylä City Theatre's performance break continues until 22 January 2021. The Regional State Administrative Agency has extended the restrictions on public events until 17 January 2021. The...
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17.12.2020The Treasures of the Bazars exhibition in the Craft Museum of Finland showcases traditional textiles and jewellery from Morocco to Tibet from the collections of collector Tuomas Sopanen. Nomadism and...
Culture and leisure
Culture, physical recreation and nature are vital to our everyday wellbeing as citizens of Jyväskylä.
Compact city centre, vital urban areas, warm-spirited villages and varied rural surroundings create an attractive living environment. Päijänne, the second largest lake in Finland, is an essential part of Jyväskylä.
- Jyväskylä is a sporting paradise for all interested in physical well-being. The city encourages everyone from babies to the elderly to adopt an active lifestyle.
- In Jyväskylä, closeness to nature is combined with the rhythm of the city. You can live peacefully in the wild, near a densely populated area or the centre with a fascinating lake view, or right in the heart of the city – still near the green recreational areas.
- Jyväskylä is especially known for its rich variety of culture; museums, art exhibitions, concerts, events and theatre performances.