Jyväskylä

Summary

Jyväskylä is a city^[1]. Jyväskylä ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,316 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Jyväskylä was a member of Eurotowns network^[3].
• Jyväskylä was a member of Union of the Baltic Cities^[4].
• Jyväskylä is located in Central Finland^[5].
• Jyväskylä is in the country of Finland^[6].
• Jyväskylä is on the body of water Päijänne^[7].
• Jyväskylä is on the body of water Jyväsjärvi^[8].
• Jyväskylä's head of government is recorded as Timo Koivisto^[9].
• Jyväskylä's instance of is recorded as city^[10].
• Jyväskylä's instance of is recorded as municipality of Finland^[11].
• Jyväskylä's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Jyväskylä's official language is recorded as Finnish^[13].
• Jyväskylä's shares border with is recorded as Muurame^[14].
• Jyväskylä's shares border with is recorded as Petäjävesi^[15].
• Jyväskylä's shares border with is recorded as Uurainen^[16].
• Jyväskylä's shares border with is recorded as Laukaa^[17].
• Jyväskylä's shares border with is recorded as Jämsä^[18].
• Jyväskylä's shares border with is recorded as Joutsa^[19].
• Jyväskylä's shares border with is recorded as Toivakka^[20].
• Jyväskylä's shares border with is recorded as Luhanka^[21].
• Jyväskylä followed Jyväskylän maalaiskunta^[22].
• Jyväskylä followed Korpilahti^[23].
• Jyväskylä's twinned administrative body is recorded as Stavanger^[24].
• Jyväskylä's twinned administrative body is recorded as Esbjerg^[25].
• Jyväskylä's twinned administrative body is recorded as Debrecen^[26].
• Jyväskylä's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fjarðabyggð^[27].

Body

Geography

Jyväskylä is in the country of Finland^[6]. Jyväskylä is located in Central Finland^[5]. Adjacent water bodies include Päijänne^[7], a lake^[28], in Finland^[29] and Jyväsjärvi^[8], a lake^[30], in Finland^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+121782'}^[32], {'amount': '+137368'}^[33], {'amount': '+128245'}^[34], {'amount': '+77879'}^[35], {'amount': '+78996'}^[36], and {'amount': '+80372'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[10], municipality of Finland^[11], and big city^[12].

History and Context

January 1, 1837 marks the founding of Jyväskylä^[38].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Jyväskylä include Jyväskylä Airport^[39], an airport^[40], in Finland^[41], founded in 1939^[42] and 1500 Jyväskylä^[43], an asteroid^[44].

Why It Matters

Jyväskylä ranks in the top 7% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,316 views/month).^[2] Jyväskylä has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] Jyväskylä is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for Jyväskylä include Jyväskylä Airport^[39], an airport^[40], in Finland^[41], founded in 1939^[42] and 1500 Jyväskylä^[43], an asteroid^[44].