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.

Эксперт-центр и Инфоцентр помогают иммигрантам из региона Ювяскюля на русском и, частично, на украинском языках.

Наш офис находится в центре Ювяскюля на Kilpisenkatu 1D. Там Вы узнаете, как мы можем помочь Вам и когда можно записаться на встречу.

• Помощь в поиске работы, места для учебы, а также узнать, как открыть свою фирму: Эксперт-центр 
• Помощь в повседневных делах: Инфоцентр
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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

From the city's point of view, the year 2022 is ending with accompanied by good signals. Jyväskylä's population is growing at a record pace.

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.

The Housing Finance and Development Center ARA contributes to housing associations and individual repair grants. Grants are awarded for apartment repairs for the elderly and disabled people, also housing associations to, for example, build a lift and improve accessibility. All the grants have a continuous application period.

The city supports its lift and accessibility grants to such housing companies to which ARA has awarded astate lift or accessibility grantsellaisille 

The feeding must not cause health or hygiene harm to neighbours or the surrounding environment. Do not let rats, mice or pest birds enter the feeding place. Stop feeding if the surrounding area gets dirty or if pest birds or rats multiply in the area.  

In public areas such as parks or recreation areas, the feeding of birds requires the permission of the landowner. The housing company may prohibit or restrict the feeding of birds in its general rules in yards, on balconies, or on window sills. 

More extensive rat sightings can be reported to the environmental health authorities of the Jyväskylä region either 

• by email or 
• the Jyväskylä e-service 

In the feedback system one may, among other things, indicate on a map where the rats have been observed.