Jämsä
| Jämsä | ||
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| Town | ||
| Jämsän kaupunki Jämsä stad | ||
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Jämsänkoski Rapids | ||
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 Location of Jämsä in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 61°52′N 025°11′E / 61.867°N 25.183°ECoordinates: 61°52′N 025°11′E / 61.867°N 25.183°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Central Finland | |
| Sub-region | Jämsä sub-region | |
| Charter | 1866 | |
| Government | ||
| • Town manager | Tapani Mattila | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,823.91 km2 (704.22 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,571.34 km2 (606.70 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 252.57 km2 (97.52 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 52nd largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 21,758 | |
| • Rank | 44th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 13.85/km2 (35.9/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.8% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 1.1% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.9% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.7% | |
| • 65 or older | 21.4% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% | |
| Website | www.jamsa.fi | |
Jämsä is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 21,758 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 1,823.91 square kilometres (704.22 sq mi) of which 252.57 km2 (97.52 sq mi) is water.[1] There are all together even 465 lakes in Jämsä. Largest lakes are Päijänne, Koljonselkä and Lake Kuorevesi.[6] The population density is 13.85 inhabitants per square kilometre (35.9/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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.
Twin cities
Gallery
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Lake Kankarisvesi in Jämsä.
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Koskenpää Church
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Rasua beach in Jämsänkoski.
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Kaipola ski jump hill.
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Himos skiing resort.
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A winter day in Jämsä.
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Ilveslinna in Jämsänkoski.
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Restaurant Vanha Mylly in Jämsänkoski.
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Jämsä railway station.
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Lake Kankarisvesi in Jämsä.
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Jämsä Christian Folk High School
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Kuorevesi Church.
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "Jämsä". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ↑ "Ystävyyskaupungit" (in Finnish). Suomalais-venäläinen kauppakamari. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ↑ "Jämsä" (in Finnish). Suomen kaupunkiopas. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ↑ "Jämsä" (in Finnish). Suomen kaupunkiopas. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ↑ "Jämsä" (in Finnish). Suomen kaupunkiopas. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
External links
Media related to Jämsä at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Jämsä – Official website
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