Jyväskylä is a university town with a strong emphasis on high technology and on wood and paper technology. It is the town of the world-famous architect Alvar Aalto, whose designs characterize our townscape. It is a sporting paradise surrounded by lakes and forests. Not to forget the World Championship rally, Neste Rally Finland, arranged here for more than 50 years already.

The City of Jyväskylä was inaugurated as a town on March 22, 1837. Today it is a bustling centre for business, education, sports and ... (more)