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Keskusta, Jyväskylä
Keskusta is a district of Jyväskylä, Finland formed by approximately 20 blocks in the city centre. The district borders Puistola, Harju and the town's market square in the north, as well as Lutakko, lake Jyväsjärvi and the Seminaarinmäki campus of the University of Jyväskylä A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". U ... in the south. Gallery File:Jyväskylä matkakeskus panorama 2010-04-16.jpg , Matkakeskus Jyväskylän matkakeskus 1.jpg , Railway Station Interior File:Jyväskylä-Asemakatu-lyseo.jpg , Asemakatu File:Jyväskylä - Väinönkatu.jpg , Väinönkatu File:Jyväskylä - Yliopistonkatu.jpg , Yliopistonkatu File:Jyväskylä-rautatieasema-halosen-talo.jpg , Old Halonen Brothers' reed organ factory and old railway station File:Jyvaskyla city library.jpg , Cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Finland
Between 1634 and 2009, Finland was administered as several provinces, or counties (, ). Finland had always been a unitary state: the provincial authorities were part of the central government's executive branch and apart from Åland, the provinces had little autonomy. There were never any elected provincial parliaments in continental Finland. The system was initially created by the Instrument of Government (1634), Instrument of Government of 1634 when Finland was a Finland as part of Sweden, part of Sweden. Its makeup was changed drastically on 1 September 1997, when the number of the provinces was reduced from twelve to six. This effectively made them purely administrative units, as linguistic and cultural boundaries no longer followed the borders of the provinces. The provinces were eventually abolished at the end of 2009. Consequently, different ministries may subdivide their areal organization differently. Besides the former provinces, the municipalities of Finland form the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Finland
Western Finland (, ) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Bothnia towards Åland. Tampere was the largest city of the province. History On September 1, 1997 the Province of Turku and Pori, the Province of Vaasa, the Province of Central Finland, the northern parts of the Province of Häme and the western parts of the Mikkeli Province were joined to form the then new Province of Western Finland. All the provinces of Finland were abolished on January 1, 2010. Administration The State Provincial Office was a joint regional administrative authority of seven ministries. The State Provincial Office served at five localities; the main office was placed in Turku, and regional service offices were located in Jyväskylä, Tampere, Vaasa, and Pori. Approximately 350 persons worked at the State Provincial Office. The agency was divided into eight departments. Regions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Finland
Finland is divided into 19 regions (; ) which are governed by regional councils that serve as forums of cooperation for the Municipalities of Finland, municipalities of each region. The councils are composed of delegates from the municipal councils. The main tasks of regional councils are regional planning, the development of enterprises, and education. Between 2004 and 2012, the regional council of Kainuu was elected via popular elections as part of an experimental regional administration. In 2022, new Wellbeing services counties of Finland, Wellbeing services counties were established as part of a health care and social services reform. The wellbeing services counties follow the regional borders, and are governed by directly elected county councils. Åland One region, Åland, has a special status and has a much higher degree of autonomy than the others, with its own Parliament of Åland, Parliament and local laws, due to its history of Åland, unique history and the fact ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Finland
Central 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. Central Finland lies slightly south of the geographical centre of Finland. The landscape is hilly and a large part of the province belongs to the Finnish Lakeland. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sub-regions Of Finland
Sub-regions (, ) are divisions used for Statistics, statistical purposes in Finland. The country is divided into 69 sub-regions, which are formed by groups of Municipalities of Finland, municipalities within the 19 regions of Finland. These sub-regions represent a Local administrative unit, LAU 1 level of division used in conjunction with the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics. Each municipality is a member of a sub-region based on cooperation between municipalities and the Commuting, commuter area. The member municipalities must be from the same region. Sub-regions were introduced as administrative divisions in 1994. Sub-region are no longer an official regional administrative divisions since 2014, but it is still valid for statistical purposes. Sub-regions grouped by regions Lapland, Finland, Lapland (1) *Eastern Lapland *Kemi-Tornio sub-region *Northern Lapland *Rovaniemi sub-region *Torne Valley Sub-region, Torne Valley *Tunturi Lapland, i.e. Fell Lapland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jyväskylä Sub-region
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 , making it the sixth largest region in Finland after Greater Helsinki, Helsinki, Tampere sub-region, Tampere, Turku sub-region, Turku, Oulu sub-region, Oulu and Lahti sub-region, Lahti. Municipalities Politics 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 File:Kuokkala bridge.jpg, Kuokkala Bridge in Jyväskylä. File:Petäjävesi Old Church 4.jpg, Petäjävesi Old Church, The Petäjävesi Old Church was inscribed in 1994 on the UNESCO World Heritage List. File:Jyväskylä City Theatre2.jpg, Jyväskylä City Theatre was designed by Alvar Aalto. File:Laukaa Libra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Central Finland
The 23 Municipalities of Finland, municipalities of the Central Finland (region), Central Finland Region (; ) in Finland are divided on six Sub-regions of Finland, sub-regions. __NOTOC__ Äänekoski sub-region * Äänekoski (former arms: ) * Konnevesi Jämsä sub-region * Jämsä (former arms: ) Joutsa sub-region * Joutsa * Luhanka Jyväskylä sub-region * Hankasalmi * Jyväskylä * Laukaa (''Laukas'') * Muurame * Petäjävesi * Toivakka * Uurainen Keuruu sub-region * Keuruu (''Keuru'') * Multia Saarijärvi-Viitasaari sub-region * Kannonkoski * Karstula * Kivijärvi * Kyyjärvi * Saarijärvi * Kinnula * Pihtipudas * Viitasaari Former municipalities * Äänekosken maalaiskunta (to Äänekoski in 1969) * Koskenpää (to Jämsänkoski in 1969) * Pihlajavesi, Keuruu, Pihlajavesi (to Keuruu in 1969) * Konginkangas (to Äänekoski in 1993) * Säynätsalo (to Jyväskylä in 1993) * Sumiainen (to Äänekoski in 2007) * Suolahti (to Äänekoski in 2007) * Leivonmäki ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä () is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Central Finland. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Jyväskylä is approximately , while the Jyväskylä sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is Finland's most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality, and fifth most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area. Jyväskylä is located about northeast of Tampere, the third largest city in Finland; and about north of Helsinki, the national capital. The Jyväskylä sub-region includes Jyväskylä, Hankasalmi, Laukaa, Muurame, Petäjävesi, Toivakka, and Uurainen. Other neighbouring municipalities of Jyväskylä are Joutsa, Jämsä and Luhanka. Jyväskylä is the largest city in the Central Finland and Finnish Lakeland region. Jyväskylä was one of the fastest growing cities in Finland during the 20th century; in 1940, there were only 8,000 inhabitants in Jyväskylä. Elias Lönnrot, the auth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kantakaupunki, Jyväskylä
Kantakaupunki is a ward of Jyväskylä, Finland. Over 25.000 people live in Kantakaupunki. Keskusta, Jyväskylä, Keskusta, Puistola, Jyväskylä, Puistola, Harju, Jyväskylä, Harju, Lutakko, Mattilanpelto, Mäki-Matti, Kukkumäki, Nisula, Taulumäki, Tourula and Mannila, Finland, Mannila are districts of Kantakaupunki. Gallery File:Jyväskylä matkakeskus panorama 2010-04-16.jpg, Matkakeskus File:Jyväskylän matkakeskus 1.jpg, Railway Station Interior File:Jyvasjarvi.jpg, Kantakaupunki seen from Jyväsjärvi File:Innova in Jyväskylä.jpg, Innova Tower File:University of Jyväskylä main Building.jpg, University, Seminaarinmäki Campus File:Jyväskylä - church.jpg, Jyväskylä City Church and Church Park File:Jyvaskyla main street August 2006.jpg, Kauppakatu File:Jyväskylä - Agora 3.jpg, Agora Centre File:Jyväskylän Liikenne Volvo B10M.jpg, Buses in front of the City Hall File:Taulumäki Church in Jyväskylä 2361.jpg, Taulumäki Church File:Vesilinna-tower.jpg, Vesilinna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern European Time
Eastern European Time (EET) is one of the names of UTC+02:00 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. The zone uses daylight saving time, so that it uses UTC+03:00 during the summer. A number of African countries use UTC+02:00 all year long, where it is called Central Africa Time (CAT), although Egypt and Libya also use the term ''Eastern European Time''. The most populous city in the Eastern European Time zone is Cairo, with the most populous EET city in Europe being Kyiv. Usage The following countries, parts of countries, and territories use Eastern European Time all year round: * Kaliningrad Oblast (Russia), since 26 October 2014; also used EET in the years 1945 and 1991–2011. See also Kaliningrad Time. * Libya, since 27 October 2013; switched from Central European Time, which was used in 2012. Used year-round EET from 1980 to 1981, 1990–1996 and 1998–2012. The following countries, parts of countries, and territories use Eastern European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) is one of the names of the UTC+03:00 time zone, which is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in some European and Middle Eastern countries, which makes it the same as Arabia Standard Time, East Africa Time, and Moscow Time. During the winter periods, Eastern European Time ( UTC+02:00) is used. Since 1996, European Summer Time has been applied from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. Previously, the rules were not uniform across the European Union. Usage The following countries and territories use Eastern European Summer Time during the summer: * Belarus, Moscow Summer Time in years 1981–89, regular EEST from 1991-2011 * Bulgaria, regular EEST since 1979 * Cyprus, regular EEST since 1979 ( Northern Cyprus stopped using EEST in September 2016, but returned to EEST in March 2018) * Egypt, in the years 1988–2010, 2014–2015 and since 2023 (see also Egypt Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Finland has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. The majority of the population are Finns, ethnic Finns. The official languages are Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish; 84.1 percent of the population speak the first as their mother tongue and 5.1 percent the latter. Finland's climate varies from humid continental climate, humid continental in the south to boreal climate, boreal in the north. The land cover is predominantly boreal forest biome, with List of lakes of Finland, more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first settled around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period, last Ice Age. During the Stone Age, various cultures emerged, distinguished by differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
