Kyyjärvi (; lit. " adder lake") is a

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. It is located in the

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, about northwest of

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. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The

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is . The municipality is unilingually

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. Neighbouring municipalities are

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and Soini. The municipality centre is located on the shores of Lake Kyyjärvi. Little villages Hokkala, Koskimäki-Huhtala, Kumpula, Noposenaho, Hokkasenaho, Nurmijoki, Oikari, Peuralinna, Pölkki, Saunakylä and Vehkaperä are living mostly from primary production (farming and forestry). Due to its location on the crossroads of two main Finnish roads ''( Valtatie 13 and 16)'' the municipality has also a remarkable number of services and little companies compared to its size.

Etymology

The origin of the name of Kyyjärvi is unknown but there are few theories of it. The first part of the name, "''kyy''", is Finnish word for adder (''

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''), a venomous snake. ''Järvi'' is Finnish word for

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. Adders can be found in Kyyjärvi, as everywhere in Finland. Another theory is that the first citizens moved to the area from the lake

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'' (in Finnish) Because of this, the municipality has adopted the following

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: ''Kyy York – pieni kylä, suuri sydän'' ("small village, big heart").Kyyjärvellä on monta syytä hymyyn
– Nopolanews (in Finnish)

History

The area of modern Kyyjärvi was originally hunting grounds for Tavastian people. The village of Kyyjärvi was first mentioned in 1565 as ''Kÿierffuj'', when it was a part of the parish of

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. In 1628, the parish of

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, including Kyyjärvi, was split off from Rautalampi while in 1639, Kyyjärvi became a part of the new

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parish established during this year. In 1775, Kyyjärvi became one of the villages in the new chapel community of

, which became its own parish in 1858. In 1913, it was decided that the territory of the Kyyjärvi school district should become its own municipality and parish. The municipality was established in 1929 while the parish was established in 1944.

Proposed Suomenselkä municipality

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, Karstula, Kivijärvi and Kyyjärvi planned to merge into the from January 1, 2022. Karstula, Kivijärvi and Kyyjärvi accepted the merger proposal, but Kannonkoski did not. After Kannonkoski left out of the planned merger, Kivijärvi also left out. The merger project of the remaining Karstula and Kyyjärvi failed at the Kyyjärvi municipal council meeting held on May 17, 2021, and the

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does not propose a forced merger either.

Nature

There are all together 46 lakes in Kyyjärvi. Biggest lakes in Kyyjärvi are Lake Kyyjärvi, Heinuanjärvi and Kirvesjärvi.

Transport

Kyyjärvi is served by

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route Helsinki—Jyväskylä—Kokkola.

Notable individuals

* Aila Paloniemi, Member of the

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Twin towns

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References

External links

Municipality of Kyyjärvi
– Official website
Nopola News, Web Newspaper of Kyyjärvi
Populated places established in 1929 {{WesternFinland-geo-stub