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Jyväskylän maalaiskunta (), 'The Rural Municipality of Jyväskylä' is a former municipality of
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, ...
. Together with Korpilahti, Jyväskylän maalaiskunta was consolidated with
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 ...
on 1 January 2009. It was the last municipality to carry the name
maalaiskunta ( Finnish), ( Swedish), "rural municipality", abbreviated ''mlk'', was one of the four types of municipality in Finland in 1865–1976. Other types in 1865–1959 were city (in Finnish ) and market town (in Finnish ), in 1960–1976 old city ...
. Jyväskylän maalaiskunta had three population centres:
Vaajakoski Vaajakoski is a district of Jyväskylä, Finland and the centre of Vaajakoski-Jyskä ward. It is located seven kilometres from the city centre on the Northern end of lake Päijänne, where it is bordered by Jyskä to the west, Sulunperä and Kau ...
,
Tikkakoski Tikkakoski is an urban area (a '' taajama'') and a district of Jyväskylä, Finland, about north of the city center. Before 2009, Tikkakoski was part of Jyväskylän maalaiskunta. Having originally been part of Tikka-Mannila, Tikkakoski beg ...
and Palokka. Jyväskylä Airport in Tikkakoski used to be one of the busiest in Finland. Jyväskylän maalaiskunta was the second biggest municipality without the name ''kaupunki'' (city, town) in Finland (the largest being
Nurmijärvi Nurmijärvi () is a municipality in Finland, located in the southern interior of the country. Nurmijärvi is situated in the Uusimaa region. The population of Nurmijärvi is approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, mun ...
). It was the last municipality with the name ''
maalaiskunta ( Finnish), ( Swedish), "rural municipality", abbreviated ''mlk'', was one of the four types of municipality in Finland in 1865–1976. Other types in 1865–1959 were city (in Finnish ) and market town (in Finnish ), in 1960–1976 old city ...
'', "rural municipality", one of the four types of municipality in Finland in 1865–1976. The last municipality mayor of Jyväskylän maalaiskunta was Arto Lepistö.


Geography


Distances

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Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ...
270 km *
Kuopio Kuopio ( , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Savo. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Kuopio is approximately , while the Kuopio sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the mos ...
140 km *
Lahti Lahti (; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Päijät-Häme. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Lahti is approximately , while the Lahti sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the mo ...
170 km *
Tampere Tampere is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Pirkanmaa. It is located in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Tampere is approximately , while the metropolitan area has a population of approximately . It is the most populous mu ...
150 km


Villages

Prior to its consolidation into Jyväskylä in 2009, Jyväskylän maalaiskunta consisted of the following villages: *
Haapaniemi Haapaniemi is a district in the city of Kuopio, Finland. It is located south of downtown, about a mile from the market square. The district has a population of about 4,000. The northern end of Saaristokatu, which runs to the archipelago city, l ...
, Humalamäki, Ilmoniemi, Jylhänperä, Kaunisharju,
Puuppola Puuppola is a village and district of Jyväskylä, Finland, located in the northern part of the city between the urban areas of Palokka and Tikkakoski. Before 2009, it was a part of Jyväskylän maalaiskunta. The distance from Puuppola to downt ...
,
Kuohu Kuohu () is a village, urban areas in Finland, urban area and districts of Jyväskylä, district of Jyväskylä, Finland, located in the western part of the city near the border with Petäjävesi. Before 2009, it was part of Jyväskylän maalaisku ...
, Leppälahti, Mehtoniemi,
Nyrölä Nyrölä is a district and village of Jyväskylä, Finland located from the city centre. Prior to 2009, it was one of the villages of Jyväskylän maalaiskunta, a former municipality of Finland. Nyrölä Observatory, an amateur astronomical ...
,
Oravasaari Oravasaari is a district of Jyväskylä and a village in Central Finland. Before 2009, it was a part of Jyväskylän maalaiskunta. It is located in the southeastern part of Jyväskylä near Toivakka and between the major lakes Päijänne and Lep ...
, Palokka, Perälä,
Tikkakoski Tikkakoski is an urban area (a '' taajama'') and a district of Jyväskylä, Finland, about north of the city center. Before 2009, Tikkakoski was part of Jyväskylän maalaiskunta. Having originally been part of Tikka-Mannila, Tikkakoski beg ...
, Tikka-Mannila, Jyskä,
Vaajakoski Vaajakoski is a district of Jyväskylä, Finland and the centre of Vaajakoski-Jyskä ward. It is located seven kilometres from the city centre on the Northern end of lake Päijänne, where it is bordered by Jyskä to the west, Sulunperä and Kau ...
, Vesanka and Väinölä


History

The original center of the area was the village of
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 was a part of either the
Rautalampi Rautalampi () is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ...
parish or 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 makes it the second most populous town of the Central Finland after ...
parish. Administratively Jyväskylä and Palokka were parts of the Saarioinen division (''hallintopitäjä'') while Keljo was a part of the
Sääksmäki Sääksmäki is a List of former municipalities of Finland, former municipality, currently part of Valkeakoski in the Pirkanmaa region of Western Finland. A past president of Finland, Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, the Finnish film producer and director Ve ...
division. It became a part of the
Laukaa Laukaa (; ) is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located next to Jyväskylä and is part of the Central Finland regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water ...
chapel community in 1593, which became a separate parish in 1627/1628. The villages that would later form Jyväskylän maalaiskunta had been permanently transferred to the Laukaa parish by 1646. Jyväskylä acquired its first chapel in 1676 and a church in 1693. The chapel community included the villages of Jyväskylä, Palokka, Keljo,
Haapaniemi Haapaniemi is a district in the city of Kuopio, Finland. It is located south of downtown, about a mile from the market square. The district has a population of about 4,000. The northern end of Saaristokatu, which runs to the archipelago city, l ...
,
Puuppola Puuppola is a village and district of Jyväskylä, Finland, located in the northern part of the city between the urban areas of Palokka and Tikkakoski. Before 2009, it was a part of Jyväskylän maalaiskunta. The distance from Puuppola to downt ...
, Vesanka, Tikkamannila,
Nyrölä Nyrölä is a district and village of Jyväskylä, Finland located from the city centre. Prior to 2009, it was one of the villages of Jyväskylän maalaiskunta, a former municipality of Finland. Nyrölä Observatory, an amateur astronomical ...
as well as four farms from Leppävesi (and a fifth farm in the 1740s) that would later become
Oravasaari Oravasaari is a district of Jyväskylä and a village in Central Finland. Before 2009, it was a part of Jyväskylän maalaiskunta. It is located in the southeastern part of Jyväskylä near Toivakka and between the major lakes Päijänne and Lep ...
and
Toivakka Toivakka is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region, near Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually ...
. Vehniä, despite its transfer to Laukaa together with the other villages, remained a part of Laukaa proper. The modern town of Jyväskylä was established in 1837. It became its own parish in the 1850s, which also included the territories that would become Jyväskylän maalaiskunta in 1868. The town and the municipality shared a parish until 1880.
Toivakka Toivakka is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region, near Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually ...
was transferred from Laukaa to Jyväskylän mlk in 1871, remaining a part of it until 1910.
Vaajakoski Vaajakoski is a district of Jyväskylä, Finland and the centre of Vaajakoski-Jyskä ward. It is located seven kilometres from the city centre on the Northern end of lake Päijänne, where it is bordered by Jyskä to the west, Sulunperä and Kau ...
and Palokka started growing in the 20th century, eventually merging into the built-up area of Jyväskylä in the 1980s while still remaining parts of Jyväskylän mlk. While the municipality gradually lost territory to the growing town, Jyväskylän mlk also acquired some territories from neighboring Laukaa,Jyväskylän maalaiskunnan historia, page 17. specifically from the register villages of Savio, Leppävesi and Vehniä. Small parts of Haukanmaa were also transferred from
Toivakka Toivakka is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region, near Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually ...
to Jyväskylän mlk in 1975. In 2009, Jyväskylän maalaiskunta and Korpilahti were merged into the town of Jyväskylä.


List of areal transfers


Areal transfers to the town

*1860 (effectively 1888): Ramoinen, 0,2 km2 of land near the river Tourujoki formerly owned by the Taavettila farmJyväskylän maalaiskunnan kirja, page 48 *1914: Mäki-Matti, Savela, northern Valkeamäki and a strip of land near Lutakko *1941: Nisula (incl. Viitaniemi), Kortesuo, Tourula, Halssila, Lohikoski, Tarhamäki *1948: Lahjaharju and the site of later Huhtasuo and Kangasvuori *1965: Ruoke, Mannila, Seppälänkangas, Kuokkala, Haukkala, most of the village of Keljo (including Keljonkangas) and smaller areas *1968: a small triangle of land near Palokangas *1978: a part of what is now the Heinälampi suburb *1990: a strip of land between Äijälä and Väinölä for the road Kuokkalantie


Areas transferred from Laukaa

*1947: the Sahamäki and Keskikoski farms near
Vaajakoski Vaajakoski is a district of Jyväskylä, Finland and the centre of Vaajakoski-Jyskä ward. It is located seven kilometres from the city centre on the Northern end of lake Päijänne, where it is bordered by Jyskä to the west, Sulunperä and Kau ...
*1953: Koskenvuori and Kotaniemi (the later Kaunisharju residential area) *1973: a small part of Vehniä for the Tikkakoski airport *1974: southern parts of Savio (including Mehtovuori) and smaller territories from Leppävesi


Transportation

The geographically lowest of the six locks on the Keitele-Päijänne canal is located in Vaajakoski. The European routes E63 and E75 run through Jyväskylän maalaiskunta east and north of Jyväskylä, respectively. Likewise, the east- and westbound railway lines that leave Jyväskylä have been laid on the rural municipality's soil.


Services and economy

Business life in Jyväskylän maalaiskunta is diversified. In addition to its conventional agriculture and forestry output, the municipality is home to companies such as Komas Oy, a system supplier of mechanical subassemblies, and Tikka Group, a manufacturer of studs for car winter tires (the situation as of 2006). Historically, Vaajakoski hosted a wide range of conventional industries up until the 1980s when structural changes in Finland's economy resulted in a shutdown of many long-standing factories and mills also in Jyväskylä's rural sibling. However, still actively operating in Vaajakoski's industrial area is the Panda chocolate and sweets factory, whose products are marketed the world over. Palokankeskus in Palokka is a significant commercial area by the national road 4.


External links


Jyväskylän maalaiskunta
– Official Site


References

;Literature


Notes

:1.The municipal administration was located in Taulumäki, even after it was transferred to the town of Jyväskylä in 1941. {{DEFAULTSORT:Jyvaskylan maalaiskunta Former municipalities of Finland Jyvaskylan maalaiskunta Populated places disestablished in 2009 2009 disestablishments in Finland Jyväskylä