Jyväskylä

Jyväskylä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjyʋæsˌkylæ]; Latin: Granivicus) is a city and municipality in Finland in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland. It is located about 150 km north-east from Tampere, the third largest city in Finland; and about 270 km north from Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The Jyväskylä sub-region includes Jyväskylä, Hankasalmi, Laukaa, Muurame, Petäjävesi, Toivakka, and Uurainen. Other border municipalities of Jyväskylä are Joutsa, Jämsä and Luhanka.

Jyväskylä
City
Jyväskylän kaupunki Jyväskylä stad City of Jyväskylä
Clockwise from top-left: Lutakko Square, Äijälänsalmi Strait, apartments in Lutakko, a courtyard in downtown Jyväskylä, the Jyväskylä City Church, and the old power station of Vaajakoski
Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  Athens of Finland; Capital of Finnish rap;[1][2] Capital of Finnish sport[3]
Jyväskylä Location of Jyväskylä in Finland
Coordinates: 62°14.5′N 025°44.5′E
Country	Finland
Region	Central Finland
Sub-region	Jyväskylä sub-region
Charter	1837
Government
• City manager	Timo Koivisto[4]
Area  (2018-01-01)[5]
• City	1,466.35 km2 (566.16 sq mi)
• Land	1,170.99 km2 (452.12 sq mi)
• Water	295.35 km2 (114.04 sq mi)
• Urban	99.25 km2 (38.32 sq mi)
• Rank	61st largest in Finland
Population  (2019-01-31)[6]
• City	141,374
• Rank	7th largest in Finland
• Density	120.73/km2 (312.7/sq mi)
• Urban	117,974
• Urban density	1,188.7/km2 (3,079/sq mi)
Population by native language [7]
• Finnish	96.7% (official)
• Swedish	0.2%
• Others	3%
Population by age [8]
• 0 to 14	15.2%
• 15 to 64	66.2%
• 65 or older	18.6%
Time zone	UTC+02:00 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[9]	20%
Unemployment rate	11.8%
Website	www.jyvaskyla.fi

Jyväskylä is the largest city in the region of Central Finland and in the Finnish Lakeland; as of 31 January 2019, Jyväskylä had a population of 141,374.^[6] The city has been one of the fastest-growing cities in Finland during the 20th century,^[10][11][12] when in 1940, there were only 8,000 inhabitants in Jyväskylä. Since 2009, Korpilahti became a part of Jyväskylä.

Elias Lönnrot, the compiler of the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala, gave the city the nickname "Athens of Finland". This nickname refers to the major role of Jyväskylä as an educational centre.^[13] The works of the most famous Finnish architect Alvar Aalto can be seen throughout the city. The city hosts the Neste Oil Rally Finland, which is part of the World Rally Championship. It is also home of the annual Jyväskylä Arts Festival.