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Student City

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    • Kuva
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    • over 40 000
    • students
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    • Kuva
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    • 20-24
    • aged largest group
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    • Kuva
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    • 37,4 %
    • higher education degrees
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    • Kuva
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    • Four
    • Colleges

News

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    Juhlayleisö nostaa ylioppilaslakit ilmaan kadulla. Image Eetu Linnankivi
    16.4.2025
    In Jyväskylä, known as a student city, May Day is a sure sign of spring and the approaching summer. Students and other student-minded people fill Cygnaeuspuisto and Harju slopes with their colourful overalls, student caps and picnic baskets.
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    Nainen kävelee talvisessa satamassa laivan ohi. Image Tommi Sassi
    4.3.2025
    What is the first thing that comes to your mind about studying and student life? Perhaps cramming for exams in a dormitory, fast-paced events and overalls full of badges. Studying can be this, or it can be something else entirely. For Anu Pöllänen, a mother of five, studying has meant a break from everyday life, rich experiences and new friends.