Jämsä
Jämsä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjæms̠æ]) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region, about 58 kilometres (36 mi) southwest of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of 20,109 (31 July 2020),[2] which make it the second largest town of the Central Finland after Jyväskylä. It covers an area of 1,823.90 square kilometres (704.21 sq mi) of which 252.57 km2 (97.52 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 12.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (33/sq mi).
Jämsä | |
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Town | |
| Jämsän kaupunki Jämsä stad | |
 Jämsänkoski Rapids | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Jämsä in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°52′N 025°11′E / 61.867°N 25.183°ECoordinates: 61°52′N 025°11′E / 61.867°N 25.183°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Jämsä sub-region |
| Charter | 1866 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Tapani Mattila |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,823.90 km2 (704.21 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,571.34 km2 (606.70 sq mi) |
| • Water | 252.57 km2 (97.52 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 39th largest in Finland |
| Population (2020-07-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 20,109 |
| • Rank | 55th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 12.8/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 1.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.7% |
| • 65 or older | 21.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% |
| Website | www.jamsa.fi |
The municipality is officially Finnish-speaking.
The municipality of Kuorevesi was consolidated with Jämsä in 2001. The municipality of Längelmäki was partly consolidated with Jämsä in 2007. The municipality of Jämsänkoski was consolidated with Jämsä in the beginning of 2009.
It is the center of Finnish aeronautics industry – the aircraft factory and aeronautical engineering offices of Patria is located at Halli Airport in Jämsä.
Since 1994, the ski slope at Himos has been used as a super special stage at the Rally Finland.
NatureEdit
There are all together around 465 lakes in Jämsä. The largest lakes are Päijänne, Koljonselkä and Lake Kuorevesi.[6]
Twin citiesEdit
GalleryEdit
Lake Kankarisvesi in Jämsä.
Koskenpää Church.
Rasua beach in Jämsänkoski.
Kaipola ski jump hill.
Himos skiing resort.
A winter day in Jämsä.
Ilveslinna in Jämsänkoski.
Restaurant Vanha Mylly in Jämsänkoski.
Jämsä railway station.
Lake Kankarisvesi in Jämsä.
Jämsä Christian Folk High School.
Kuorevesi Church.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "Jämsä". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ "Ystävyyskaupungit" (in Finnish). Suomalais-venäläinen kauppakamari. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ^ a b c "Jämsä" (in Finnish). Suomen kaupunkiopas. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
External linksEdit
Media related to Jämsä at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Jämsä – Official website, finnish, english
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