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EK Municipal ranking 2023: Jyväskylä's ranking among the top 10

According to the Municipal ranking study published by EK (Confederation of Finnish Industries), the Jyväskylä region still remains among the most business-friendly regions in Finland. In the comparison of 25 regions, Jyväskylä ranked 9th in the top 10 among large cities. Companies in the region evaluate the city's business policy and business climate more positively than the national average.

Municipal ranking, which is carried out every two years, measures the attractiveness of different regions of Finland in terms of busine

Kuntaranking 2023 tulokset. Image EK

Finding the right education for job seekers becomes easier

During the spring, Central Finland's employment agencies invite all unemployed jobseekers in the region to Kohti education events to learn about study options. During the spring, the operators organize three separate training events for different target groups. Lack of skills is often the cause of unemployment.

 

Kaksi henkilöä katsoo eteenpäin, toisella kamera kädessä ja toinen osoittaa sormella eteenpäin

Elections in Jyväskylä

On these pages, you can find information about the municipal, parliament, European Parliament, and presidential elections which concern Jyväskylä, as well as election organizing, voting times and places, and finally, the results of municipal elections in Jyväskylä.

More information on the elections website of the Ministry of Justice

Election office's managers Paula Vornanen, Susanna Majava ja Niina Ekstam
Tel. +358 (0)40 351 1402, vaalit[at]jkl.fi
Postal address: PL 193, 40101 Jyväskylä

Experience KeMu – The Museum of Central Finland in the eyes of an international student

I have been drawn to the nature in Jyväskylä as a student so much that my love for history and heritage studies was diminishing. The prepossessing summers in Jyväskylä bring with them a lot of activities: nature walking, photography, biking, traveling, studying, swimming, and attending concerts among others. The nature in Jyväskylä, at least to visitors and international students, could be overpowering that it is easy not to learn of how the city - its past, continuing and changing features of life – has come to be defined. 

Author: Felix Dade, University of Jyväskylä

KeMun sisäänkäynti ja lumiset portaat talvella. Image Keski-Suomen museo (KeMu)

Contact us at the Employment Services

Services for International Experts

Hannikaisenkatu 11-13
40100 Jyväskylä

Employment services personal coaches

Service hours for jobseekers, during which you can visit without an appointment on weekdays from 12:00 to 15:00 (during summer time (date) until 14:30).
You can also send an email: [email protected]
Please do not send any sensitive information by e-mail.

Asemakatu 4 rakennus. Image Jyväskylän työllisyyspalvelut

Startup grant – support for new entrepreneurs

Start-up grants are financial support to support entrepreneurs at the beginning of their entrepreneurship.

Unemployed people, working people, students, part-time entrepreneurs or anyone who wants to become a full-time entrepreneur can be recipients of the grant.

The granting of start-up grants is determined by an employment services expert, and it is possible to receive it if the future entrepreneur meets certain criteria.

Nainen tutkailee tietokoneen ruutua kahvipöydän ääressä. Kuvassa myös miehen käsi

Work Trial

What is a work trial?

A work trial is an opportunity to get accustomed to working life and the employer. No employment contract is drawn up for a work trial. A work trial is always of limited duration. You can stay in work trial for a maximum of one year, but with the same employer for a maximum of six months. The most common work trials are 1-3 months long. The daily duration of the work trial and the number of working days per week will be agreed upon with the wok trial participant. A work trial can be organised no more than five days a week and 4-8 hours a day.

Group of people standing. Image Tero Takalo-Eskola

Pay subsidy

It may be possible for an employer to receive wage subsidy for hiring an employee.
The wage subsidy depends on the situation of the jobseeker.

Wage subsidy is granted on a discretionary basis and is based on the job seeker's need to gain employment experience.

The employer applies for wage subsidy.

Support must be applied for well in advance before the employment relationship begins.
Ask your personal coach about your wage subsidy rate and how long the wage subsidy can be paid for.

A person sitting. Image Tero Takalo-Eskola

Health and working capacity

If you live in Jyväskylä and are unemployed, you have the opportunity to visit a nurse. The nurse will conduct a health check-up on you. The health check-up is free of charge. A health check-up supports your health and opportunities to work. A nurse will examine and assess your health and your ability to work.


The health check-up includes:

Kaksi henkilöä istuu ja katsoo tietokonetta

Support for everyday life and employment

Help for everyday life and looking for work

The City of Jyväskylä helps immigrants and foreign-language inhabitants settle in, manage everyday life issues, and find work. Services for international expertise are located at Kilpisenkatu 1 D.
The services are open on weekdays by appointment from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Without an appointment, you can come to visit on weekdays from 12:00 to 15:00. The services are free of charge.

The City of Jyväskylä personal coaches will help you find work and help you with official matters related to employment or education.

Group of people in the table. Image Tero Takalo-Eskola

Studying while unemployed

Educational Counselling - The National TE Services Counselling Service
tel. 0295 020 702
Mon-Fri 9–16.15

Submit a contact request to your personal coach through the E-services.

Henkilö istuu selin tietokoneella. Image Tero Takalo-Eskola

Where do I find a job?

Job vacancies can be searched for online. A work trial or wage subsidy may also be a route to finding a permanent job. You can browse through vacancies on the Työmarkkinatori.fi website.

The state, municipalities, personnel service companies and companies will announce vacancies on this website. You can also find job advertisements directly on the companies' own websites.
You can also submit an open job application if you cannot find a job corresponding to your profession at the moment.

Two persons speaking to aech other. Image Tero Takalo-Eskola

Services for job seekers

You can register as a job seeker via the E-services if you are a citizen of an EU or EEA member state and you either have online banking codes, a mobile certificate or a smart ID card.  
Link to E-services: Oma Asiointi.  
Please note: the E-services are in Finnish.

Asemakatu 4, Jyväskylässä. Rakennus. Image Tero Takalo-Eskola

The Environmental Watch of Jyväskylä

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).

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Ympäristövahtipalvelun pääkuva. Kuvituskuvassa kuvataan resurssiviisaasta kaupunkia ja sen palveluja.

Book a venue

There are three different spaces available for booking at the Museum of Central Finland: the old lecture hall, the auditorium, and the old café. The premises offer a wonderful and atmospheric setting for various events, both for companies, communities and individuals.

For more information and booking inquiries, please visit the website of Aalto2 Museum Centre.   

Our upcoming exhibitions

Concrete Currents – Photographs of Arto Saari
18.5.-27.8.2024 

These photographs at the Aalto2 Museum Centre represent small personal glimpse of Arto Saari into a subculture called skateboarding – a subculture that has evolved from backyard pools and city wastelands into an Olympic sport.

Skateboarder in the air. Image Arto Saari

Our permanent exhibition

Exploring Central Finland

The permanent exhibition of the Museum of Central Finland traces the history of Central Finland from prehistoric times all the way to the year 2000. The exhibition ponders and presents the life of the people of the region in the different millennia, centuries, and decades.

From the 3rd floor of the Exploring Central Finland permanent exhibition. Picture by Pekka Helin. Image Keski-Suomen museo (KeMu)

The Museum of Central Finland for families with children

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?

Children wearing headphones in the Exploring Central Finland exhibition.. Image Keski-Suomen museo (KeMu)

Our museum - The Museum of Central Finland

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".

In the middle, an old wooden bicycle on a platform. Behind a wall of photographs. Picture by Raisa Nerg. Image Raisa Nerg