Joutsa

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It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 4,677 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 1,066.42 square kilometres (411.75 sq mi) of which 199.25 km2 (76.93 sq mi) is water.[1][1] The population density is 5.39 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.0/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities: Hartola, Hirvensalmi, Jyväskylä, Kangasniemi, Luhanka, Pertunmaa and Toivakka. Municipality of Leivonmäki was consolidated with Joutsa on January 1, 2008.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Nature and Culture

There are all together 192 lakes in Joutsa. Biggest lakes are Puula, Suontee and Jääsjärvi.[6]

Leivonmäki National Park is located in Joutsa. At area is swamps, beaches and forest in esker.

Newspapers:

  • Joutsan seutu is published in Joutsa and Luhanka.
  • Itä-Häme

Sahticulture in Joutsa is known by Joutsan sahti.

Some villages

Havumäki, Kivisuo, Kälä, Laitjärvi, Lapinkylä, Leivonmäki, Marjotaipale, Pärnämäki, Ruokoranta, Ruorasmäki, Rutalahti, Savenaho, Selänpohja, Taka-Ikola, Tammilahti, Tolvasniemi, and Vehmaa

Gallery

  • Joutsa bus station 1950s.jpg

    Joutsa bus station in the late 1950s

  • Lake Suontee in Joutsa

  • Suontee from Marjotaipaleentie 2.jpg

    Suontee

  • Forest at Leivonmäki

  • Leivonmäki National Park I.jpg

    Forest at Leivonmäki

  • Soimalampi at Leivonmäki NP.JPG

    Soimalampi

  • Suontee from Marjotaipaleentie.jpg

    Lake Suontee from Marjotaipaleentie

  • Leivonmäki.jpg

    A village in Leivonmäki

  • Koskikara nature trail.jpg

    Koskikara nature trail

Twinnings

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