Jyväskylä sub-region

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Sub-region in Central Finland, Finland

Jyväskylä sub-region

Jyväskylän seutukunta

Sub-region

Coordinates: 62°14.5′N 025°44.5′E﻿ / ﻿62.2417°N 25.7417°E﻿ / 62.2417; 25.7417
Country|  Finland
Region| Central Finland
Capital| Jyväskylä
Population

• Total

| 192,115
Time zone| UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+3 (EEST)
Website| http://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 192,115, making it the sixth largest region in Finland after Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, Oulu and Lahti.[1]

## Municipalities

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* Hankasalmi
* Jyväskylä
* Laukaa
* Muurame
* Petäjävesi
* Toivakka
* Uurainen

## Politics

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Results of the 2018 Finnish presidential election:

* Sauli Niinistö 60.5%
* Pekka Haavisto 15.0%
* Laura Huhtasaari 6.9%
* Paavo Väyrynen 6.6%
* Matti Vanhanen 3.9%
* Tuula Haatainen 3.4%
* Merja Kyllönen 3.1%
* Nils Torvalds 0.5%

## Gallery

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* Kuokkala Bridge in Jyväskylä.

* The Petäjävesi Old Church was inscribed in 1994 on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

* Jyväskylä City Theatre was designed by Alvar Aalto.

* The main library of Laukaa

* Toivakka school

* Muurame health centre

* Agora Center is a workplace for teachers, scientists and IT workers.

* Lake Armisvesi in Hankasalmi.

## References

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

## External links

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* Municipality of Hankasalmi
* City of Jyväskylä (in English)
* Municipality of Laukaa
* Municipality of Muurame
* Municipality of Petäjävesi (in English)
* Municipality of Toivakka
* Municipality of Uurainen

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