Jyväskylä sub-region

Jyväskylä sub-region
Jyväskylän seutukunta
Location of Jyväskylä sub-region
Coordinates: 62°14.5′N 025°44.5′E / 62.2417°N 25.7417°E / 62.2417; 25.7417
Country Finland
RegionCentral Finland
CapitalJyväskylä
Population
 • Total
192,283
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitehttp://www.jyvaskylanseutu.fi (in Finnish)

Jyväskylä sub-region is a subdivision of Central Finland and one of the sub-regions of Finland since 2009. It covers the area around the city of Jyväskylä. The Jyväskylä region has a population of 192,283, making it the sixth largest region in Finland after Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, Oulu and Lahti.[1]

Municipalities

Coat of
arms
Municipality Population Land area
(km2)
Density
(/km2)
Finnish
speakers
Swedish
speakers
Other
speakers
coat of arms of Hankasalmi Hankasalmi 4,468 572 8 98 % 0.3 % 3 %
coat of arms of Jyväskylä Jyväskylä 148,744 1,171 127 92 % 0.2 % 8 %
Coat of arms of Laukaa Laukaa 18,876 649 29 98 % 0.1 % 2 %
Coat of arms of Muurame Muurame 10,662 144 74 97 % 0.2 % 2 %
Coat of arms of Petäjävesi Petäjävesi 3,548 456 8 98 % 0 % 2 %
Coat of arms of Toivakka Toivakka 2,333 361 6 98 % 0 % 2 %
Coat of arms of Uurainen Uurainen 3,652 348 10 98 % 0 % 2 %
Total 192,283 3,701 52 94 % 0.2 % 6 %

Politics

Results of the 2018 Finnish presidential election:

References

  1. ^ "Number of foreign-language speakers grew by nearly 38,000 persons". Statistics Finland. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.