Central Finland

Central Finland (Finnish: Keski-Suomi; Swedish: Mellersta Finland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Finland. It borders to the regions Päijänne Tavastia, Pirkanmaa, Southern Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Northern Ostrobothnia, Northern Savonia and Southern Savonia.

Jyväskylä is the regional centre and by far the largest city in the area.

Historical provinces

For history, geography and culture see: Tavastia, Savonia, Ostrobothnia

Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of Central Finland

There are 23 municipalities in Central Finland. Cities and towns are marked in bold.

Municipalities by population (cities marked as bold)

Municipality	Population (2012)
Jyväskylä	133,420
Jämsä	22,392
Äänekoski	20,282
Laukaa	18,478
Keuruu	10,522
Saarijärvi	10,373
Muurame	9,447
Viitasaari	6,988
Hankasalmi	5,457
Joutsa	4,909
Pihtipudas	4,492
Karstula	4,386
Petäjävesi	4,072
Uurainen	3,531
Konnevesi	2,903
Toivakka	2,465
Kuhmoinen	2,458
Multia	1,846
Kinnula	1,766
Kannonkoski	1,546
Kyyjärvi	1,475
Kivijärvi	1,301
Luhanka	799
Total	272,300

Politics

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Central Finland:

• Centre Party 21.8%
• Social Democratic Party 21.2%
• True Finns 18.1%
• National Coalition Party 15.0%
• Left Alliance 9.0%
• Green League 6.5%
• Christian Democrats 6.4%

Gallery

• Jyväskylä2.jpg

  Jyväskylä city centre

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  Petäjävesi Old Church, a UNESCO world heritage site

• View from Kinkomaa to Päijänne.jpg

  Lake Päijänne in Muurame

• Keittomaalilla maalattu hirsitalo Äänekoskella.jpg

  A traditional house in Äänekoski

• Lutakko and Jyväsjärvi.jpg

  Lutakko neighbourhood and Lake Jyväsjärvi, Jyväskylä

• Saarijärvi Lutheran Church.jpg

  Saarijärvi Church

• Säynatsalo.jpg

  Säynätsalo Town Hall by Alvar Aalto

• Keuruu3.jpg

  Keuruu town centre

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  Kapeenkoski lock in Keitele-Päijänne Canal

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  Sailing boats on Kärkinen Bridge, Jyväskylä

• Kivijärvi church 2.jpg

  Kivijärvi Church

• Jarvella.jpg

  An autumnal morning at a lake

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  University of Jyväskylä Main Building by Aalto

• Muurame5.jpg

  Rural landscape in Muurame

• Hitonhauta.jpg

  Hitonhauta, a gorge in Laukaa

• Konneveden kirkko.JPG

  Konnevesi Church

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  Lake Päijänne from Hill Satasarvinen, Jyväskylä

• Savusauna.jpg

  A smoke sauna in Kannonkoski

• Kulhanvuori.jpg

  Kulhanvuori, Saarijärvi

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  Post-war wooden terraced houses in Säynätsalo, Jyväskylä

• Petter Solberg - Rally Finland 2009.JPG

  Rally Finland held in Central Finland is the fastest event of the World Rally Championship

• Äänekoski pulp mill.jpg

  Pulp mill in Äänekoski, an industry town

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  Finnish baseball pesäpallo was invented in Central Finland

• Taulumäki church.JPG

  Taulumäki Church in Jyväskylä

• Hr1 1003 (aufgeschnitten).jpg

  A steam locomotive in Haapamäki Railway Museum, Keuruu

External links

• Central Finland Regional Council
• Central Finland Human Technology Region