Facts About Jyvaskyla
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The first part of the city’s name, jyväs-, looks like the stem of an adjective *jyvänen, derived from jyvä, “grain”. The second part of the city’s name, kylä, means village.
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Jyväskylä is a member city of Eurotowns network and is twinned with: Esbjerg Municipality, Denmark; Eskilstuna Municipality, Sweden; Debrecen, Hungary; Jining, China; Kunming, China; Mudanjiang, China; Fjarðabyggð, Iceland; Niiza, Japan; Potsdam, Germany; Poznań, Poland; Stavanger, Norway; Tartu Parish, Estonia & Yaroslavl, Russia.
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Jyvaskyla a city and municipality in Finland in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland, some 130 km north-east from Tampere.
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The works of the most famous Finnish architect Alvar Aalto can be seen throughout the city.
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Jyvaskyla is the largest city in the region of Central Finland and on the Finnish Lakeland.
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The city hosts the Neste Oil Rally Finland, which is part of the World Rally Championship.
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Kalevala gave the city the nickname “Athens of Finland”. This nickname refers to the major role of Jyväskylä as an educational centre.
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The city has been one of the fastest-growing cities in Finland during the 20th century.
