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Lehtisaari, Jyväskylä
Lehtisaari (sometimes spelled Lehtissaari) is a district in Jyväskylä, Finland, in the former municipality of Säynätsalo on an island on Lake Päijänne. Its district number is 32 and has been named after the island of Lehtissaari. The area of the district is 0.7 square kilometres. The district is connected to the island of Säynätsalo (island), Säynätsalo by the Louhunsalmi bridge and to Muuratsalo by the Lemmensilta bridge. The terrain of Lehtisaari resembles that of the island of Säynätsalo but the surface varies more. History Lehtisaari or Lehtissaari was a part of Jämsä until 1861, when Korpilahti became its own parish. In 1921, the island was transferred to the new Muurame municipality. While 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 ... was sepa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Finland. The Jyväskylä sub-region includes Jyväskylä, Hankasalmi, Laukaa, Petäjävesi, Toivakka, and Uurainen. Other border municipalities of Jyväskylä are Joutsa, Jämsä and Luhanka. Jyväskylä is the largest city in the region of Central Finland and in the Finnish Lakeland; as of , Jyväskylä had a population of . The city has been one of the fastest-growing cities in Finland during the 20th century, when in 1940, there were only 8,000 inhabitants in Jyväskylä. Elias Lönnrot, the compiler of the Finnish national epic, the '' Kalevala'', gave the city the nickname " Athens of Finland". This nickname refers to the major role of Jyväskylä as an educational centre. The works of the notable Finnish architect, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the islands are located on the Lake Päijänne. 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. 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. The Korpilahti 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 ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, Vehkasalo, Mustassalo, Virmailansaari and Salonsaari. The largest island is Virmailansaari. The word ''saari'' means an island. ''Salo'' once meant a great island, nowadays it means a great forest area. The largest city on the shores of Päijänne is Jyväskylä in the North. The city of Lahti is connected to Päijänne through Lake Vesijärvi and Vääksy canal. An underground aqueduct, Päijänne Water Tunnel, connects the lake to Vantaa, providing the Greater Helsinki area with water. The deepest point in any lake in Finland is located in Päijänne (). The name of Lake Päijänne comes possibly from a Pre-Finno-Ugric substrate language. Transportation Päijänne is a famous boating, canoeing and sailing attraction. The lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Säynätsalo (island)
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 the islands are located on the Lake Päijänne. 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. 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. The Korpilahti 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 y ... [...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 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 Jyväsky ... parish, from 1861 a part of Korpilahti and from 1921 a part of Muurame. Säynätsalo became a separate municipality from Muurame in 1924, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Jyväskylä. It covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is officially Finnish-speaking. The municipality of Kuorevesi was consolidated with Jämsä in 2001. The municipality of Längelmäki was partly consolidated with Jämsä in 2007. The municipality of Jämsänkoski was consolidated with Jämsä in the beginning of 2009. It is the center of Finnish aeronautics industry – the aircraft factory and aeronautical engineering offices of Patria is located at Halli Airport in Jämsä. Since 1994, the ski slope at Himos has been used as a super special stage at the Rally Finland. Geography There are all together around 465 lakes in Jämsä; the largest lakes are Päijänne, and Lake Kuorevesi. ... [...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, ... [...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] |
