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Keltinmäki
Keltinmäki is a district of Jyväskylä, Finland. It is located about 5–6 kilometers southwest of the city center. Keltinmäki was built mostly during the 1970s, but some areas in the district were built in the 1980s–2000s. The residential buildings in Keltinmäki are mostly apartment buildings and row houses, but there are also some single-family house neighborhoods in the area. The official district of Keltinmäki also includes the suburbs of Mäyrämäki, Mustalampi, Ylä-Mäyrämäki, Myllyjärvi and Ylä-Myllyjärvi (Ylämyllyjärvi). History As the borders of farms were defined in the Great Partition, the area of modern Keltinmäki was divided between various farms in the village of Jyväskylä such as Ristonmaa and Hovila. The Hanhijoki territory, which included the western part of modern Keltinmäki and most of Valkeamäki, was also defined during the partition. It was eventually acquired by the Nisula farm. The Mäyrämäki farm was established as a tenure farm of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keljo
is a district of Jyväskylä, in Central Finland, and a former village of Jyväskylän maalaiskunta. The distance to central Jyväskylä is about . Keljo forms the Keljo ward together with Keljonkangas, and . Geography The district borders and in the north, and Ristikivi in the east, Keljonkangas in the south, Etelä-Keljo in the southwest and Keltinmäki in the west. Keljo is subdivided into the areas of Keljon keskus, Valkola, Hauskala and Tarhamäki (Tarhamäentie). The larger Keljo ward also borders the municipality of Muurame. The modern district of Keljo (Etu-Keljo/Tarhamäki) was officially part of the register village of Jyväskylä and not Keljo proper, however the area has unofficially been seen as a part of Keljo at least since the establishment of the town of Jyväskylä. The register village of Keljo consisted of the modern districts of Keljonkangas, Ristikivi (Sippulanniemi), Etelä-Keljo, Sääksvuori, Taka-Keljo and Hanhiperä, as well as the Perälä ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 is Finland's most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality, and fifth most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area. Jyväskylä is located about northeast of Tampere, the third largest city in Finland; and about north of Helsinki, the national capital. The Jyväskylä sub-region includes Jyväskylä, Hankasalmi, Laukaa, Muurame, Petäjävesi, Toivakka, and Uurainen. Other neighbouring municipalities of Jyväskylä are Joutsa, Jämsä and Luhanka. Jyväskylä is the largest city in the Central Finland and Finnish Lakeland region. Jyväskylä was one of the fastest growing cities in Finland during the 20th century; in 1940, there were only 8,000 inhabitants in Jyväskylä. Elias Lönnrot, the auth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, opposite Estonia. Finland has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. The majority of the population are Finns, ethnic Finns. The official languages are Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish; 84.1 percent of the population speak the first as their mother tongue and 5.1 percent the latter. Finland's climate varies from humid continental climate, humid continental in the south to boreal climate, boreal in the north. The land cover is predominantly boreal forest biome, with List of lakes of Finland, more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first settled around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period, last Ice Age. During the Stone Age, various cultures emerged, distinguished by differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keljonkangas
Keljonkangas is a district of Jyväskylä, Finland. It is located in the southern part of the city near the border with Muurame. The district is mainly residential, with the predominant types of housing being terraces and detached houses built between the 1950s and 1980s. The modern district includes the core of the historical village of Keljo, which was first mentioned in a written source from 1543. The historic center was located near the shore of the Päijänne, the second largest lake in Finland. Keljonkangas proper began developing into a suburban area after the Second World War, eventually surpassing the historical center of Keljo by the Keljonlahti bay. Keljonkangas became part of the town of Jyväskylä in 1965. Keljonkangas is also a statistical area, which is divided into seven sub-districts: Keljonkankaan keskusta, Keskikangas, Kaijanlampi, Jokipakka, Keljonlahti, Sarvivuori and Urtti. Geography Keljonkangas is located near the lake Päijänne. The river Myllyoja flo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta
Jyväskylän maalaiskunta (), 'The Rural Municipality of Jyväskylä' is a List of former municipalities of Finland, former municipality of Finland. Together with Korpilahti, Jyväskylän maalaiskunta was consolidated with Jyväskylä on 1 January 2009. It was the last municipality to carry the name maalaiskunta. Jyväskylän maalaiskunta had three population centres: Vaajakoski, Tikkakoski 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). It was the last municipality with the name ''maalaiskunta'', "rural municipality", one of the four types of Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland in 1865–1976. The last municipality mayor of Jyväskylän maalaiskunta was Arto Lepistö. Geography Distances *Helsinki 270 km *Kuopio 140 km *Lahti 170 km *Tampere 150 km Vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Partition
Great Partition ( ) was an agricultural land reform in Swedish Empire. It was a reform supported by the government with the purpose of shifting the land of the village communities, from the ''solskifte'', where every farmer owned several pieces of land split about the village, to a new system, where every farmer owned a connected piece of farmland. The purpose was to increase profit. This was the greatest land reform in Swedish history. The shift began in 1749 by the initiative of Jacob Faggot, and in 1757 a regulation was issued to given the reform a set organization. Initially, the request to start a reform of a peasant community demanded consensus, but in the regulation of 1757, a village could be shifted upon the request of only one farmer. The reform greatly changed the rural life. According to the old rules, ''solskifte'', the farmers of a village all had equal share in the land owned by the village collectively, and the land belonging to their farm were split around the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of Finland
Between 1634 and 2009, Finland was administered as several provinces, or counties (, ). Finland had always been a unitary state: the provincial authorities were part of the central government's executive branch and apart from Åland, the provinces had little autonomy. There were never any elected provincial parliaments in continental Finland. The system was initially created by the Instrument of Government (1634), Instrument of Government of 1634 when Finland was a Finland as part of Sweden, part of Sweden. Its makeup was changed drastically on 1 September 1997, when the number of the provinces was reduced from twelve to six. This effectively made them purely administrative units, as linguistic and cultural boundaries no longer followed the borders of the provinces. The provinces were eventually abolished at the end of 2009. Consequently, different ministries may subdivide their areal organization differently. Besides the former provinces, the municipalities of Finland form the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) is one of the names of the UTC+03:00 time zone, which is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in some European and Middle Eastern countries, which makes it the same as Arabia Standard Time, East Africa Time, and Moscow Time. During the winter periods, Eastern European Time ( UTC+02:00) is used. Since 1996, European Summer Time has been applied from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. Previously, the rules were not uniform across the European Union. Usage The following countries and territories use Eastern European Summer Time during the summer: * Belarus, Moscow Summer Time in years 1981–89, regular EEST from 1991-2011 * Bulgaria, regular EEST since 1979 * Cyprus, regular EEST since 1979 ( Northern Cyprus stopped using EEST in September 2016, but returned to EEST in March 2018) * Egypt, in the years 1988–2010, 2014–2015 and since 2023 (see also Egypt Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Finland
Western Finland (, ) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Bothnia towards Åland. Tampere was the largest city of the province. History On September 1, 1997 the Province of Turku and Pori, the Province of Vaasa, the Province of Central Finland, the northern parts of the Province of Häme and the western parts of the Mikkeli Province were joined to form the then new Province of Western Finland. All the provinces of Finland were abolished on January 1, 2010. Administration The State Provincial Office was a joint regional administrative authority of seven ministries. The State Provincial Office served at five localities; the main office was placed in Turku, and regional service offices were located in Jyväskylä, Tampere, Vaasa, and Pori. Approximately 350 persons worked at the State Provincial Office. The agency was divided into eight departments. Regions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Central Finland
The 23 Municipalities of Finland, municipalities of the Central Finland (region), Central Finland Region (; ) in Finland are divided on six Sub-regions of Finland, sub-regions. __NOTOC__ Äänekoski sub-region * Äänekoski (former arms: ) * Konnevesi Jämsä sub-region * Jämsä (former arms: ) Joutsa sub-region * Joutsa * Luhanka Jyväskylä sub-region * Hankasalmi * Jyväskylä * Laukaa (''Laukas'') * Muurame * Petäjävesi * Toivakka * Uurainen Keuruu sub-region * Keuruu (''Keuru'') * Multia Saarijärvi-Viitasaari sub-region * Kannonkoski * Karstula * Kivijärvi * Kyyjärvi * Saarijärvi * Kinnula * Pihtipudas * Viitasaari Former municipalities * Äänekosken maalaiskunta (to Äänekoski in 1969) * Koskenpää (to Jämsänkoski in 1969) * Pihlajavesi, Keuruu, Pihlajavesi (to Keuruu in 1969) * Konginkangas (to Äänekoski in 1993) * Säynätsalo (to Jyväskylä in 1993) * Sumiainen (to Äänekoski in 2007) * Suolahti (to Äänekoski in 2007) * Leivonmäki ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
