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Muurame
Muurame is a municipality of Finland, located south-west of Jyväskylä. Muurame itself is located between two lakes, Lake Päijänne and Lake Muuratjärvi. These two lakes are connected to each other via River Muurame. All together there are 37 lakes in Muurame. Biggest lakes beside Päijänne are Muuratjärvi and Lake Kuusjärvi. River Muurame streams through the population center of Muurame. Muurame was founded in 1921. The Muurame church is of Alvar Aalto's design, being his first church design to be completed in 1929. It was comprehensively restored in 2016 to its original design. Name ''Muurame'' is a dialectal word referring to the cloudberry, which also can be seen in the municipal coat of arms. Similar toponyms nearby include Muuratsalo, Muuratjärvi, Muuramenlampi and Muuratharju. History Muurame was first mentioned as ''Murame ärmarch'' in 1554 when it was a part of the Jämsä parish. In the 18th century, the village was variously known as ''Muranjärvi'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muurame
Muurame is a municipality of Finland, located south-west of Jyväskylä. Muurame itself is located between two lakes, Lake Päijänne and Lake Muuratjärvi. These two lakes are connected to each other via River Muurame. All together there are 37 lakes in Muurame. Biggest lakes beside Päijänne are Muuratjärvi and Lake Kuusjärvi. River Muurame streams through the population center of Muurame. Muurame was founded in 1921. The Muurame church is of Alvar Aalto's design, being his first church design to be completed in 1929. It was comprehensively restored in 2016 to its original design. Name ''Muurame'' is a dialectal word referring to the cloudberry, which also can be seen in the municipal coat of arms. Similar toponyms nearby include Muuratsalo, Muuratjärvi, Muuramenlampi and Muuratharju. History Muurame was first mentioned as ''Murame ärmarch'' in 1554 when it was a part of the Jämsä parish. In the 18th century, the village was variously known as ''Muranjärvi'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muurame Church
Muurame church, located in Muurame, central Finland, was designed by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto, and completed in 1929. Architecture It was the first Aalto-designed church, and the only one of his many church designs in the 1920s, to be built, and represents his transition from Nordic Classicism to the Functionalist style he is mostly known for. As a transitional work, the Muurame church has been undervalued among Aalto's designs by many critics, and even the architect himself called it his 'aberration of youth' (''nuoruudensynti''). The church's elongated-nave, single-aisle design and ''campanile A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none. Such a tower commonly serves as part of a Christian church, and will contain church bells, but there are also many secular bell tower ...'' (belfry) were influenced by Aalto's honeymoon trip to Italy a few years earlier, and the churches he saw there. Renovation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muuratsalo
Muuratsalo is an island in lake Päijänne, Finland. The northern part of the island belongs to Jyväskylä and the southern part to Muurame. It is located south from the Jyväskylä city centre and east from Muurame. There are 800 inhabitants in Muuratsalo. The Muuratsalo Experimental House by Alvar Aalto is located on the island. Elissa and Alvar Aalto discovered the place for this jewel of architecture while Säynätsalo Town Hall was under construction on the neighbouring island. History Muuratsalo was mentioned in 1782 as ''Murame Salo''. It was originally a part of the Jämsä parish, from 1861 a part of Korpilahti and from 1921 a part of Muurame. Säynätsalo Säynätsalo is a former municipality in Finland and a part of Jyväskylä. As of November 2010 its population was 3,340. Säynätsalo municipality consisted of islands of Säynätsalo and Lehtisaari and also a part of Muuratsalo island. All of t ... became a separate municipality from Muurame in 1924, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muuratjärvi
Muuratjärvi is a lake of Finland in Muurame and Korpilahti, Jyväskylä, with a surface area of 32 km2. The lake drains into Päijänne via about long Muuratjoki river flowing through the center of Muurame. It has got several islands like, Siikasaari, Konttisaari, Jahko and Raita. Vuohensalo is only island which can be accessed by car. See also *List of lakes in Finland There are 187,888 lakes in Finland larger than 5 Hectare#Are, ares (500 square metres / 5,382 sq.ft.) Most are small, but there are 309 lakes or reservoirs larger than 10 km². They are listed here along with some smaller noteworthy lakes. ... References Kansalaisen karttapaikka. Map of MuuratjärviFishing in Muuratjärvi. Kalapaikka.net External links * Landforms of Central Finland Lakes of Muurame Lakes of Jyväskylä {{WesternFinland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Finland
Central Finland ( fi, Keski-Suomi; sv, Mellersta Finland) is a Regions of Finland, region ( / ) in Finland. It borders the regions of Päijät-Häme, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Northern Savonia, North Savo, and Southern Savonia, South Savo. The city of Jyväskylä is the regional centre and by far the largest city in the area. The largest lake in the very water-based region is Lake Päijänne (1,080 km2). Other large lakes are Lake Keitele (490 km2), Lake Konnevesi (190 km2) and Lake Kivijärvi (Central Finland), Lake Kivijärvi (150 km2). The highest point in the region is Kiiskilänmäki in the municipality of Multia, Finland, Multia, which reaches an altitude of 269 meters above sea level. Kuokanjoki, Finland's shortest river and one of the world's shortest rivers is in the region. Central Finland has been one of the slowly growing regions in terms of population, but the growth has been based on the Jyväskylä sub-region's pos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korpilahti
Korpilahti is a former municipality of Finland. Together with Jyväskylän maalaiskunta, Korpilahti was consolidated with Jyväskylä on January 1, 2009. It is located in the former province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. There are about 4,500 summer-time inhabitants visiting the 2,000 summer cottages. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality was also known as "Korpilax" in Swedish. The Swedish name is now considered outdated according to the Institute for the Languages of Finland. Politically, Centre Party is dominant. Korpilahti was one of the poorest municipalities in Finland with an unemployment rate of 14.4% (2002). Korpilahti is relatively well known for its beautiful nature, with mountains and about 200 lakes. Lake Päijänne, the second greatest lake in Finland, is partially in the area of Korpilahti. Geography Neighboring municipalities The municipality of Korpilahti bordered Jyväskylän mlk, Muurame, Toivakka, J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erika Nyström
Erika Nyström (born 13 September 1983) is a professional Finnish–Cypriot female beach volleyball player. Her twin sister, Emilia, is also a beach volleyball player. She stands 1.79 m (5'10") tall and weighs 68 kg (150 lb). Erika is the first born of the identical twins and they are both from Muurame Muurame is a municipality of Finland, located south-west of Jyväskylä. Muurame itself is located between two lakes, Lake Päijänne and Lake Muuratjärvi. These two lakes are connected to each other via River Muurame. All together there are 37 ..., Finland. References Official websiteAVP Player Bio on Erika Nyström 1983 births Living people Finnish beach volleyball players Cypriot beach volleyball players Women's beach volleyball players People from Muurame Identical twins Finnish twins Twin sportspeople Beach volleyball players at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for Finland Sportspeople from Central Finland Beach volleyball players at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilia Nyström
Emilia Nyström (born 13 September 1983) is a professional Finnish beach volleyball player together with her twin sister, Erika. She stands 1.77 m tall and weighs 53 kg. Emilia is the last born of the identical twins and they are both from Muurame, Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B .... References Official HomepageAVP Player Bio on Emilia Nyström 1983 births Living people Finnish beach volleyball players Women's beach volleyball players People from Muurame Identical twins Finnish twins Twin sportspeople Beach volleyball players at the 2015 European Games European Games competitors for Finland Sportspeople from Central Finland {{Finland-volleyball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikko Ronkainen
Mikko Ronkainen (born November 25, 1978 in Muurame) is a freestyle skier from Finland. He is a two-time World Champion (2001 and 2003) and won the moguls World Cup during the 2000–2001 season. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The ... Ronkainen won a silver medal. References 1978 births Living people People from Muurame Finnish male freestyle skiers Freestyle skiers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Freestyle skiers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic freestyle skiers of Finland Olympic silver medalists for Finland Olympic medalists in freestyle skiing Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Central Finland {{Finland-freestyle-skiing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harri Pesonen
Harri Pesonen (born August 6, 1988) is a Finnish professional ice hockey left winger for the SCL Tigers of the National League (NL). He previously played in the NL with Lausanne HC and in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) with Metallurg Magnitogorsk and Ak Bars Kazan. Playing career Undrafted, Pesonen joined the Devils after seasons with Finnish Liiga club, JYP Jyväskylä. On March 16, 2013, Pesonen made his NHL debut playing with the New Jersey Devils in a loss against the Montreal Canadiens. After two seasons within the Devils organization and as a restricted free agent, Pesonen signed a two-year contract with Swiss club Lausanne HC of the NLA on May 20, 2014. On May 8, 2020, Pesonen left the SCL Tigers as a free agent and agreed to a two-year contract with Russian club, Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). In the following 2020–21 season, Pesonen appeared in 33 regular season games with Metallurg, producing six goals and 14 points before he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alatskivi Parish
Alatskivi Parish was a rural municipality in Tartu County, Estonia. Settlements International relations Twin towns — Sister cities Alatskivi Parish was twinned with: * Kävlinge Municipality, Sweden * Muurame Municipality, Finland See also *Alatskivi Castle Alatskivi Castle ( et, Alatskivi loss, german: Schloss Allatzkiwwi) is a Gothic Revival architecture, Neo-Gothic castle in Alatskivi, Estonia. Dating to the 17th century, it is situated in Peipsiääre Parish, Tartu County. It was rebuilt in t ... References External links * {{Tartu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubus Chamaemorus
''Rubus chamaemorus'' is a species of flowering plant in the rose family Rosaceae, native to cool temperate regions, alpine and arctic tundra and boreal forest. This herbaceous perennial produces amber-colored edible fruit similar to the blackberry. English common names include cloudberry, nordic berry, bakeapple (in Newfoundland and Labrador), knotberry and knoutberry (in England), aqpik or low-bush salmonberry (in Alaska – not to be confused with salmonberry, ''Rubus spectabilis''), and averin or evron (in Scotland). Description Unlike most ''Rubus'' species, the cloudberry is dioecious, and fruit production by a female plant requires pollination from a male plant. The cloudberry grows to high. The leaves alternate between having 5 and 7 soft, handlike lobes on straight, branchless stalks. After pollination, the white (sometimes reddish-tipped) flowers form raspberry-sized aggregate fruits which are more plentiful in wooded rather than sun-exposed habitats. Consisting of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
