In Jyväskylä, point count sites can be found near residential areas 

January 19, 2024 - The City of Jyväskylä (*1), Toyota GAZOO Racing World Rally Team (“TGR-WRT”), and Toyota Mobility Foundation ("TMF"), has establ

The purpose of the Letter of Intent is for the three parties to identify joint initiatives in the short and medium/long term that will contribute t

The water quality of the swimming beach is monitored with samples. Feeding the birds in the beach area is prohibited.

Viitaniemi Square is a suitable new name for the square because it is centrally located in Viitaniemi.

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

Are you interested in cultivation box? Cultivation boxes are available for rent in the Korpilahti and Vaajakoski areas. There are 30 boxes available for rent in each location. The cultivation boxes are 120 cm x 80 cm in size and their rental price is 12 euros/box. The soil that comes in the box is included in the rent. The city will deliver the soil to the boxes by 15 May.

The Environmental Watch of the City of Jyväskylä is a monitoring and reporting system for the resource wisdom work of the city. It was published and introduced in November 2022. The system allows up-to-date reporting and monitoring of the resource-wise activities of the city organisation.

You may explore the system online at the Environmental Watch website (in Finnish).

This winter smart energy consumption is more topical than ever. It is sustainable everyday life in Jyväskylä. 

We will collect stories, podcasts and videos which not only give tips for your sustainable everyday life but up-to-date information about saving energy and electricity. The stories also describe the work the City is undertaking: Sustainable Everyday Life articles and podcasts take a peek at future and enhance our awareness.  

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Implementation of resource wisdom requires comprehensive multidisciplinary and cross-organisational cooperation, resources and commitment. The City of Jyväskylä promotes resource wisdom locally, across the country and internationally through various projects and networks. 

Resource-wise Jyväskylä 2040 Programme is a strategic programme of measures approved by the city council; by complying with the programme, the City of Jyväskylä seeks to achieve the visions of resource wisdom in 2040. The programme conforms to the City strategy 2022-2025 and operates as the programme of measures for the Resource-wise City strategy key project. The programme guides resource-wise work of industries, public utilities and subsidiaries which are part of the city consortium. 

Realisation of sustainable daily living for Jyväskylä residents requires measures from everyone of us. Small deeds matter - be it saving energy in housing, preferring public transport or trying new, more sustainable food options. 

Below we have collected a few practical tips to help us live, transit, consume and dine more sustainably in Jyväskylä. 

Carbon Neutral Jyväskylä 2030 

The changing climate touches everyone of us and actors need to act on slowing it down, also in Jyväskylä. The City of Jyväskylä is set on achieving carbon neutrality by 2030. A carbon neutral city does not emit more carbon to the atmosphere than it can absorb from the atmosphere in its carbon sinks, for instance forests.  

There is an exceptional winter in front of us, and we might probably suffer from the lack of electricity including even power cuts for which we will have to try to be prepared.

Fortunately, there are some good advice on how to prepare actively for possible power cuts. A power cut lasting a couple of hours does not cause big problems, if you are prepared in advance.

Please keep in mind that there are certain restrictions concerning hiking in protected nature areas and on nature trails:

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.

The municipal water protection authority 

Waste management is organised regionally in the Jyväskylä, Laukaa, Muurame, and Toivakka areas.

Head over to the Jyväskylä region waste management website

Environmental protection authorities are responsible for the prevention of noise disturbance within the city area, for instance in conjunction with environmental permits and by participating in the planning of land use.

Traffic in the city and along trunk roads as well as emissions from industrial plants worsen the quality of the air. The city’s environmental protection authorities make decisions and give verdicts to combat these disadvantages.

The sanding of the roads is the most significant individual culprit for worsened air quality in the city. Due to the dust emitted from it, the air quality may at times even be very poor during the spring.

The city’s nature conservation authorities ensure through their actions the preservation of nature native to and characteristic of the area as well as its diversity. 

Environmental Protection, among other things 

The city’s environmental protection authority’s areas of responsibility to its inhabitants, companies and communities. 
Environmental Protection is responsible for
-    air pollution control
-    waste management supervision
-    nature conservation
-    designing nature trails and bird towers 
-    soil material permits and supervision
-    noise control
-    water protection

Investment grants for special groups include, for example, people with disabilities, senior citizens with dementia and poor health, homeless people, refugees, students, and people with mental health and substance abuse problems. In order to improve the housing conditions of specific groups, grants are available to increase the supply of rental apartments that are reasonable in terms of housing costs and suitable for their purpose.

Interest subsidies loans for communities

Designated non-profit organizations may receive an interest subsidy loan for the construction of rental, right-of-occupancy, and shared-ownership apartment buildings, for the construction of a rental house in the form of a housing association, to own a rental apartment, and fundamental improvement and acquisition of rental and right-of-occupancy buildings. Applications can be submitted to the City of Jyväskylä without a specific application period.