Säynätsalo is a former municipality in Finland and a part of
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä () is a city and municipality in Finland in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland. It is located about 150 km north-east from Tampere, the third largest city in Finland; and about 270 km north from Helsinki, the capital of ...
. 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 the islands are located on the
Lake Päijänne
Lake Päijänne () is the second largest lake in Finland (). The lake drains into the Gulf of Finland via the Kymi River. The major islands are from north to south Vuoritsalo, Muuratsalo, Onkisalo, Judinsalo, Edessalo, Taivassalo, Haukkasalo, ...
. Also a small slice of land on the continent was part of the municipality.
Säynätsalo is famous for
Säynätsalo Town Hall.
Name
The name ''Säynätsalo'' originally referred to the main island, which gets its name from ''säynäs'' meaning "
ide" and ''salo'' meaning "island". Another municipality named after the ide was
Säyneinen in
Northern Savonia
North Savo (or Northern Savonia; fi, Pohjois-Savo; sv, Norra Savolax) is a region in eastern Finland. It borders the regions of South Savo, Central Finland, North Ostrobothnia, Kainuu, and North Karelia. Kuopio is the largest city in the r ...
.
History
The island of Säynätsalo was first mentioned in 1782 as ''Säynet Salo''. At this time, it was an uninhabited island within the parish of
Jämsä
Jämsä () is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region, about southwest of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of (), which make it the second largest town of the Central Finland after Jyväsk ...
. The
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 ...
parish, including Säynätsalo, was split off from Jämsä in 1861.
The businessman Johan Parviainen bought the island in 1897 and built a sawmill there in the next year. Later in 1914, he built a plywood factory.
The municipality of
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 ...
split off from Korpilahti in 1921. The idea of a separate Säynätsalo municipality appeared in 1922 and the island became its own municipality in 1924.
Lehtisaari and the northern part of
Muuratsalo were added to it in 1935. More land on Muuratsalo was transferred from Muurame to Säynätsalo in 1960 and later in 1980.
Säynätsalo became a part of the town of Jyväskylä in 1993.
Gallery
File:Säynätsalo Church 20090517.jpg, Säynätsalo Church
File:SaynatsaloTownHall4.jpg, Säynätsalo Town Hall
File:RainbowSaynatsalo.jpg, A view from Säynätsalo Bridge towards Kinkomaa
File:Säynätsalo - Parviaisentie 5.jpg, A house in Säynätsalo
File:Säynätsalo - Parviaisentie 3.jpg, Säynätsalo Centre
File:Louhunsalmen silta 3.jpg, Louhunsalmi Suspension Bridge
File:Teollisuustalo, Saynatsalo 2.jpg, Teollisuustalo
File:SaynatsaloHarbor.jpg, Säynätsalo harbor
File:Jyväskylän vaneritehdas 3.jpg, Plywood Factory
References
External links
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Neighbourhoods of Jyväskylä
Former municipalities of Finland
Lake islands of Finland
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