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Jyväskylä is a city located in central Finland, 140 km from Tampere and 270 km from Helsinki, near Lake Päijänne and Lake Keitele. It is the center of the Region of Jyväskylä, which has a population of 161,400 people. Due to having been the site of many education-related "firsts" in Finland, it is known as a city of schools and the Athens of Finland, and is also famous for its many buildings designed by Alvar Aalto and for hosting Neste Rally Finland, which is part of the World Rally Championship.
At the end of 2004, Jyväskylä had a population of 83,582, while the Region of Jyväskylä had 163,420 inhabitants. The leaders of Jyväskylä have long proposed that Jyväskylän maalaiskunta (the rural municipality of Jyväskylä) should unite with the city, but Jyväskylä's economic problems, due to it´s small supply of high income housing, have been mentioned to be the reason for the insignificant willingness in Jyväskylän maalaiskunta to form a larger unit. In many studies and social statistics Jyväskylä can be seen in the lists of socially most problematic Finnish cities, which also makes a rapid municipal union unlikely. The inhabitants live in the surrounding municipalities, but use the services of Jyväskylä. Thus the Jyväskylä region is often mentioned as a place of occupance. The region includes Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän maalaiskunta, Laukaa, Muurame and Toivakka.
The city mayor is currently Markku Andersson.
In 2004 Jyväskylä was still one of the most successful towns (with Tampere, Turku, Kuopio and Oulu) in a wide survey about Finnish people's willingness to move to - and Jyväskylä has also grown rapidly. However because of the small geographical size of the town, the living expenses are rising and people are moving to the surrounding municipalities located only few kilometers from Jyväskylä thus causing the tax revenue to shift as well.
During the 1990's and 2000's, the city has become somewhat notorious for crime and social problems. Specifically, the frequency of violent crimes is remarkably higher than the average among Finnish cities.
Jyväskylä was founded in 1837 by Nicholas I of Russia and it was essentially built from scratch. The original town was built between Lake Jyväsjärvi (which is connected to Lake Päijänne) and the Jyväskylä ridge (Harju), and consisted of most of the current grid-style city centre. In the early 20th Century, the town expanded several times. Most of today's Jyväskylä was built after the war, when refugees from Karelia and other parts of the country moved to the city and housing was badly needed. Today, Jyväskylä is growing by approx. 1,000 inhabitants/year.
At the end of 2004, Jyväskylä had a population of 83,582, while the Region of Jyväskylä had 163,420 inhabitants. The leaders of Jyväskylä have long proposed that Jyväskylän maalaiskunta (the rural municipality of Jyväskylä) should unite with the city, but Jyväskylä's economic problems, due to it´s small supply of high income housing, have been mentioned to be the reason for the insignificant willingness in Jyväskylän maalaiskunta to form a larger unit. In many studies and social statistics Jyväskylä can be seen in the lists of socially most problematic Finnish cities, which also makes a rapid municipal union unlikely. The inhabitants live in the surrounding municipalities, but use the services of Jyväskylä. Thus the Jyväskylä region is often mentioned as a place of occupance. The region includes Jyväskylä, Jyväskylän maalaiskunta, Laukaa, Muurame and Toivakka.
The city mayor is currently Markku Andersson.
In 2004 Jyväskylä was still one of the most successful towns (with Tampere, Turku, Kuopio and Oulu) in a wide survey about Finnish people's willingness to move to - and Jyväskylä has also grown rapidly. However because of the small geographical size of the town, the living expenses are rising and people are moving to the surrounding municipalities located only few kilometers from Jyväskylä thus causing the tax revenue to shift as well.
During the 1990's and 2000's, the city has become somewhat notorious for crime and social problems. Specifically, the frequency of violent crimes is remarkably higher than the average among Finnish cities.
Jyväskylä was founded in 1837 by Nicholas I of Russia and it was essentially built from scratch. The original town was built between Lake Jyväsjärvi (which is connected to Lake Päijänne) and the Jyväskylä ridge (Harju), and consisted of most of the current grid-style city centre. In the early 20th Century, the town expanded several times. Most of today's Jyväskylä was built after the war, when refugees from Karelia and other parts of the country moved to the city and housing was badly needed. Today, Jyväskylä is growing by approx. 1,000 inhabitants/year.
Chris