The guardians have received a questionnaire and instructions for notifying the child's need for early childhood education and care as an Edlevo mes

Sixth-graders in basic education in Jyväskylä will register for seventh grade 16.-30.1.2024 in the Wilma system.  

In August 2024, all children born in 2017 or earlier who have not yet started school will start school. 

Declaration of income must be made by the end of the starting month of the child’s early childhood education 

When a child starts in municipal early childhood education, the family must submit an income statement no later than the end of the month in which the daycare begins. The income statement is made in the electronic customer services.

The service counselling provides general guidance and advice on the early childhood education and care services and basic education provided by the City of Jyväskylä. 

 Information and guidance over the telephone or by e-mail  

tel. 014 569 0180 

Mon, Tue and Thu 9-12 and Wed 12-15   

Our e-mail addresses are   

varhaiskasvatus.palveluohjaus[at]jyvaskyla.fi  
perusopetus.palveluohjaus[at]jyvaskyla.fi  

For security reasons, please do not include personal identifiers in an email.   

This spring, the whole of Finland will collect one million bags of trashes from the environment.

Welcome to LystiKylä 7.-9.6.2024

LystiKylä Festival is a children’s festival held at Jyväskylä from June 7^th to June 9^th. The festival features plenty of fun events, shows, movie screenings, workshops, and stuff to do for families and children to enjoy. This is the second year the festival is organized, and this year’s theme is music! Come and join the fun with the whole family at LystiKylä!

The permanent exhibition of the Museum of Central Finland offers also the little ones in the family a chance to explore Central Finland. In the exhibition one can create one’s own cave painting using modern technology, meet a mythical bear, and immerse oneself in old-time life by examining objects and listening to stories. And how would it feel to step into a smoke sauna, stop by a market, sit down at an elementary school desk or jump behind the wheel of a rally car? And what does a trip, led by young Alvar Aalto, to Jyväskylä of more than a hundred years ago look like?

What is it about Central Finland? Why do so many significant innovations, such as the Finnish-speaking school system, have their roots in Central Finland? These and many other matters are pondered in the Museum of Central Finland, less formally known as "KeMu".

Jyväskylä has a number of marked nature trails with information boards in a variety of terrains and suitable for hikers of different skill levels. In addition, the city has bird towers situated by a number of different bodies of water. From them one can spot even some rarer birds, particularly during the springtime.

The large areas of unbroken forest and varying terrain offer excellent possibilities for hiking and nature experiences. There are also some fine nature spots right by the centre which are worth a visit.

HarrastusLaturi (Hobbies for children and youth!) gathers free and low-threshold hobbies for different ages. There are about 250 diverse hobby groups available every week around Jyväskylä. Various sports as well as art and cultural hobbies.

You can browse hobbies at HarrastusLaturi 

What does a low-threshold hobby mean?

A low-threshold hobby means that starting a hobby can be easy:

Jyväskylä's museums offer fascinating experiences for the whole family! In addition to exhibitions and events, the museums are a great place to celebrate birthdays, take part in workshops, try out image navigation or baby colour baths.

Aalto2 Museum Centre

The Museum of Central Finland

A changing table and a potty are available.

Culture for everyone!

No one to go with? Do you need a companion for a museum visit or concert?

The Green Loop is a chain of green spaces and lush cultural environments around the city centre of Jyväskylä. On the Green Loop, you can enjoy all the benefits of green. You can exercise, refresh yourself and have a good time.

Green Loop is a new type of central park and outside livingroom. It consists of nearly 200 hectares of green areas and lush cultural environments around Jyväskylä city centre.

The Green Loop can be regarded as a local recreational area for around 20,000 residents. That is around one in every six Jyväskylä residents.

On this site, you will find details of the policies and measures that have been introduced for schools in Jyväskylä to prevent the spread of coronavirus. They will shape how our local schools operate in the 2021/2022 academic year. The site will be updated as new information becomes available.

Updated on 26 January 2022

Jyväskylä has about 150 parks and 100 playgrounds which are available for everyone free of charge. You can find all the playgrounds on map and parks on the map.

Bold experimentalism and novel breakthroughs propelled the emergence of a generation of young artists. Grand narratives gave way to expressing subjective emotions and experience. Jyväskylä Art Museum’s exhibition takes you on a time travel into the recent past of art from Central Finland. The extensive exhibition features a selection from the most interesting works in Jyväskylä Art Museum’s art collections from 1975–1997.

The City of Jyväskylä’s Pupil and student support services are designed to promote health, welfare and learning across our schools and other educational establishments. They are available both on a direct one-on-one basis but also offered in communal and group settings. The content of the services is set out in the curriculum, and all staff, including teachers, school psychologists, student welfare advisors, school nurses and school doctors, contribute to their delivery.

School year 2023-2024

Autumn term begins on Wednesday 9th of August 2023
Autumn holiday: 16th -20st October 2023
Autumn term ends 21st December 2023
Christmas holiday 22nd December 2023 - 6th January 2024

Spring term begins on Monday 8th January 2024
Winter holiday: 26th February - 1st March 2024
School year ends on Saturday 1st June 2024

School year 2024-2025

Autumn term begins on Thursday 8th of August 2024

The client fees in municipal early childhood education and the value of a service voucher in privately run early childhood education and care are affected by

The Lasten Lysti events are produced by the City of Jyväskylä Cultural Services. You can contact us for additional details.

Päivi Kaski - producer of Lasten Lysti: [email protected] or phone 0407383450.