Jyväskylä Art Museum is regional art museum of Central Finland. The mission of the museum is to show and collect visual art from Central Finland, Finnish and international printmaking and photography as well as other national and international artwork complementary to museum’s collections. One of the museum's focus points is art and museum education.

Current

16.2.–28.4.2024
Annu Vertanen – Cellular Matrix
Annu Vertanen’s exhibition showcases the work of an innovator in printmaking throughout her long career. Vertanen is known for her large-sized and layered woodcuts, through which she has expanded the traditional notion of printmaking.

You can apply for a housing allowance from Kela to cover part of your housing expenses when you are on low income. Kela takes care of the following housing allowances:

The city of Jyväskylä has 428 allotment plots in seven different areas. Plots are usually 100 m2 in size. The plots are of different sizes, and their prices depend on the size and services.

Novice allotment gardener – rent your own city allotment now, in the spring

The allotment garden plots have been opened to rent for new gardeners. Rental begins on 11 April at 10 a.m.

Market trade is carried out in several locations in the City. Saleable products include vegetables, berries, fish, pastries and handicrafts.

The Market Square sales spots, the second-hand sales spots on Sepänaukio Square and Christmas tree sales spots are subject to a price specified annually by the City, but the spots at other sales locations do not involve a fee.

For more details (in Finnish), go to: https://www.jyvaskyla.fi/torit

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Owner-occupied flats and houses

You can get a detached house by buying it, having it built or by building it yourself. Information on owning a detached house, a terraced house or an apartment in a block of flats is given at estate agents and banks.

Additional information about living in Finland: www.asuminen.fi

New resident – Welcome to Jyväskylä

Jyväskylä invites you to come and live, study, work, visit and participate – in daily life as well as special occasions. 

The number of residents and businesses in Jyväskylä is increasing rapidly. Increase in the number of inhabitants is one of the highest among larger cities in Finland. Jyväskylä is not only a popular place to study, but also an attractive option for relocation and a supporting platform for bold ideas.

The Adult Education Centre is open to all, regardless of their age or educational background.  
We offer a wide variety of courses, for example arts and crafts, languages, sports and wellbeing, music and many more. 

For more information on what an Adult Education centre is: https://kansalaisopistot.fi/kielet/english

Jyväskylä is a prominent school and university city. The University of Jyväskylä and the JAMK University of Applied Sciences are among the most popular higher education institutions in Finland.

The University of Jyväskylä is home to Finland's first Faculty of Information Technology and the only Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, a strong Faculty of Natural Sciences and a highly extensive range of study programmes in Humanities, Economics and Social Sciences.

Upper Secondary Schools in Jyväskylä

The Education Services of the City of Jyväskylä are responsible for basic education. Basic education (comprehensive school) is free of charge all-round education.

Every child residing permanently in Finland is obliged to attend comprehensive school. Comprehensive school takes nine years and is intended for children/teenagers from 7 to 16 years of age. This also applies to immigrant children/teenagers residing permanently in Finland.

In Finland every child under school age (seven) is entitled to a place in day-care run by the municipality. The goal of the day-care services in Jyväskylä is to ensure that all children have the opportunity for a good childhood and meaningful development. The early education services aim at supporting balanced growth, development and learning as well as promoting the personal well-being of all children.

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Local transportation by buses

The green "Linkki" buses take care of the local transportation in Jyväskylä. Public transportation of Jyväskylä region is organized by the City of Jyväskylä. Linkki public transportation web pages can be found at linkki.jyvaskyla.fi

Routes and timetables

See the map and timetables: Local traffic Trip Planner for Jyväskylä and the booklet for the bus timetables.