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The Tobacco Act aims to prevent people from taking up the consumption of tobacco products. The Act supports quitting the use tobacco products and protects people from exposure to tobacco smoke.
The aim of the Tobacco Act is to stop the use of tobacco and nicotine products containing toxic substances and causing addiction.
When you suspect an indoor air problem, primarily contact the property owner or their representative (housing company manager, chairman of the board of directors, landlord) who is obliged to clarify the cause of the problem and remedy the defects.
For example, the ventilation plays a key role in maintaining indoor air conditions. The purpose of ventilation is to bring clean air indoors and to remove any impurities originating in the building.
Basic veterinary services are available in the Jyväskylä Region from Monday to Friday during office hours and emergency veterinary care at all times of the day.
Municipal veterinary clinics provide basic veterinary services and advice, such as:
The clinics do not have X-ray machines, inhalation anaesthesia or dental drills.
Environmental health monitors drinking water used as drinking water, for food preparation and other household purposes. Drinking water is also water used in food establishments and in public or commercial activities.
We also provide advice and instructions on matters related to private wells and maintained springs.
The Environmental health authorities in the Jyväskylä region supervise, among other things,
The Environmental health authorities monitor public beaches (so-called EU beaches and small public beaches) in accordance with the Health Protection Act and the swimming water regulations.
Under the Animal Welfare Act, municipalities are obliged to arrange for the temporary care of stray dogs and cats and other similar small-scale companion and recreational animals found and recovered in their area.
Municipalities in the Jyväskylä collaborative area have agreed with service providers on the collection and storage of stray dogs, cats and other small animals.
Dogs and cats are kept for at least 24 hours. A fee shall be charged from the owner of the animal for the care days. If the animal is not picked up, it will be relocated to a new home.
The purpose of animal protection is to protect animals from suffering, pain and distress and to promote animal welfare and good treatment.
Animal welfare supervision is carried out in the operational area by supervising veterinarians and municipal veterinarians. Animal welfare notifications are primarily made to the supervising veterinarian.
Outside office hours, emergency animal welfare duties are carried out by large animal emergency services and the police.
If you suspect you have contracted food poisoning or have noticed another flaw in food or a food product, please file a report regarding it.
Suspected food poisoning notification or notification of a food defect
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
A low-threshold hobby means that starting a hobby can be easy:
A lift improves quality of living in all phases of life, makes everyday life easier, and adds to the safety and accessibility of a living environment. It enables independent activities for people with mobility aids and increases the value of a dwelling. Removal of barriers also entails unobstructed access from outside into a building or into the dwellings and common parts within. People with mobility aids such as walkers or wheelchairs must be able to move about without barriers in a building.
When establishing or making substantial changes to food premises, report to Environmental health four weeks before the start of operations or the planned change.
The notification must also be made in connection with a change of operator. The obligation of notification also applies to mobile food premises.
The food business operator shall inform the supervisory authorities of the municipalities on whose territory the mobile food premises operate about the sale and other handling of the food. The information must reach the authority no later than four working days prior to the commencement of the notified activity. A report on seasonal activities (e.g. regular market sales) must be submitted every year.
After notifying the supervisory authority, the operator may operate in the (external) sales area. The area must be suitable for the activity in question.
The Environmental health authorities of the Jyväskylä region supervise the manufacturing, storage, transport, import, export, sale, marketing, handling and serving of food in its area. An essential element of supervision is the provision of advice and guidance to consumers and actors.
The purpose of food control is to:
A healthy and safe living environment is of great importance to a person’s health and well-being. The Environmental health authorities monitor living environments and aim to reduce, eliminate and prevent environmental health risks.
Environmental health includes the monitoring of health protection, food, the tobacco law and animal health and welfare, as well as veterinary services.
The collaborative area of environmental health in the Jyväskylä region includes:
In the general competition, there was no opportunity to celebrate a victory for Finland, but a great sports weekend was crowned by the second-place
The City of Jyväskylä's Communications and Marketing Department coordinates the city's internal and external communications. It also ensures that the city's decisions are communicated and that the city's service communication reaches its citizens. Marketing and communications contribute to the city's attractiveness, growth and the well-being of its residents.
City of Jyväskylä cultural plan 2022—2025 is completed. It was approved by the City of Jyväskylä’s Culture and Sports Committee on 13.4.2022.
Jyväskylä’s cultural plan 2022-2025 lays out the priorities for development in future years: children and young people, issues linked to facilities, as well as cultural vitality. The key themes of the cultural plan are exactly the same as in the city strategy.
Persons dissatisfied with the parking fine may present a written objection to the traffic warden. The objection must be presented within 30 days the parking error has occured. If the objection is presented after the deadline, it may be ignored. Instructions for making the objection are found on the reverse side of the payment slip.
The objection must include the name and address of the complainer and the relevant case number. The case number is located on the upper right corner of the payment slip.
In Jyväskylä, compliance with parking rules and regulations is controlled jointly by the police and the municipal parking control unit.
A parking fine in Jyväskylä city area amounts to EUR 60 and outside the city area it amounts to EUR 40. If the parking fine has not been paid by the deadline (within 30 days), extra charge of 14 euros will be added to the parking fine.
The areas are shown on the map below.
Kangas aims to provide high quality housing.
Jyväskylä museums offer free workshops, lectures and events for students. The museums also offer internship opportunities for students of museology, tourism, art and culture, etc.
If you are an International Degree Student studying in Jyväskylä, in addition to the guidance and counseling related to everyday living, you can request initial assessment from International House Jyväskylä in English.
