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Image29.4.2024On Wednesday 1.5.2024, May Day will be celebrated, and Linkki local transport in Jyväskylä, Laukaa and Muurame will run according to Sunday timetables.
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29.4.2024On Wednesday 1.5.2024, May Day will be celebrated, and Linkki local transport in Jyväskylä, Laukaa and Muurame will run according to Sunday timetables.Image
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26.4.2024A new May Day tradition was launched in Jyväskylä this year, the May Day Announcement, which echoed through Harju and the surrounding area on Wednesday 24 April at 20.00. However, due to technical problems, the song was not played from Harju's tower, as previously announced, but only at the foot of the building, played by Soittokunta Voitto.Image
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26.4.2024The summer time of early childhood education in the City of Jyväskylä will be 3.6.–31.8.2024. At that time early childhood education will be arranged according to the needs reported by the families. The need for summertime early childhood education and care will be announced by 5.5.2024.Image
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25.4.2024The City of Jyväskylä and JCI - Junior Chamber International Jyväskylä presented the annual Alvari Award today at the PK Yrittäjäilta event. In addition, entrepreneurial organisations awarded the 2024 Entrepreneurial Promoter of the Year Award.Image
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24.4.2024The city of Jyväskylä wants to hear from residents about their walking experiences and habits in Jyväskylä. What makes you walk and what prevents you from walking? Where do you feel comfortable as a pedestrian and in which places is it difficult to walk? As a resident, you have the best knowledge of how your neighborhood works in terms of walking and how the conditions should be improved. The survey is carried out to support the planning of Jyväskylä's new walking and cycling promotion program. All residents of Jyväskylä can answer the survey, either by themselves or with assistance.Image
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22.4.2024Kvik kvik, tsirp tsirp and ti-ti-tyy – now you no longer have to guess which bird species it is, as the artificial intelligence of the mobile application recognizes bird species! By making a recording, you can also help science. During the spring, a hundred point counting sites for migratory birds have been set up in the City of Jyväskylä area, where anyone can record birdsong and make their recordings available to researchers. This is the Migratory Bird Spring application developed by the University of Jyväskylä, and this year it will be used to create a point count network together with the City of Helsinki and Metsähallitus National Parks.Image
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19.4.2024This year, Jyväskylä's May Day will kick off with a bang, when a student-created Vappukuulutus! echoes from the Harju Tower to signal the start of the spring festival week. The song, composed by students and played by Puhkupillit, will be heard from Harju on Wednesday 24 April at 20.00. In addition to the students, Jyväskylä's May Day celebrations offer a wide range of activities for families with children and anyone else interested in the spring festivities.Image
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12.4.2024The Finnish Sustainable Communities FISU network actively collaborates on projects enhancing resource wisdom. The member municipalities FISU municipalities planned a joint project and shared experiences during the spring meeting of the networkImage
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30.1.2024Linkki local traffic ticket prices rise in Jyväskylä, Laukaa and Muurame from 1st of February.
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23.1.2024The City of Jyväskylä, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team, Toyota Mobility Foundation established a new organisation to promote Jyväskylä’s City Planning Projects on January 19, 2024.Image
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19.1.2024Okko Kamu, who has had a long and distinguished career as a conductor, will be Jyväskylä Sinfonia's next Principal Guest for the next 1.5 years. Kamu began his tenure at the Jyväskylä Sinfonia's opening concert 18.1.2024, where the contract was announced. Kamu also launched the Sibelius Cycle, during which Jyväskylä Sinfonia will perform all of Jean Sibelius' symphonies under rotating conductors over the coming years.Image
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16.1.2024The guardians of sixth-graders have received a Wilma message with instructions on how to register for seventh grade and the admission practices.Image