Central Finland
Central Finland Keski-Suomen maakunta landskapet Mellersta Finland | |||
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Region | |||
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Central Finland on a map of Finland | |||
Coordinates: 62°30′N 025°30′E / 62.500°N 25.500°ECoordinates: 62°30′N 025°30′E / 62.500°N 25.500°E | |||
Country | Finland | ||
Historical province | Tavastia, Satakunta | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 19,950.38 km2 (7,702.88 sq mi) | ||
Population (2013) | |||
• Total | 275,320 | ||
• Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | ||
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | ||
ISO 3166 code | FI-08 | ||
NUTS | 193 | ||
Regional bird | Capercaillie | ||
Regional fish | - | ||
Regional flower | Oxeye daisy | ||
Website | keskisuomi.fi |
Central Finland (Finnish: Keski-Suomi; Swedish: Mellersta Finland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Finland. It borders the regions of Päijät-Häme, Pirkanmaa, South Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, North Ostrobothnia, Pohjois-Savo, and Etelä-Savo.
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
The region of Central Finland is made up of 23 municipalities, of which six have city status (marked in bold).
Total: - 272,300 (2012 population)
Äänekoski sub-region: Jämsä sub-region: Joutsa sub-region:
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Jyväskylä sub-region:
Keuruu sub-region:
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Saarijärvi-Viitasaari sub-region:
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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%
Image gallery
- Jyväskylä city centre
- Petäjävesi Old Church, a UNESCO world heritage site
- Lake Päijänne in Muurame
- A traditional house in Äänekoski
- Lutakko neighbourhood and Lake Jyväsjärvi, Jyväskylä
- Saarijärvi Church
- Keuruu town centre
- Kapeenkoski lock in Keitele-Päijänne Canal
- Sailing boats on Kärkinen Bridge, Jyväskylä
- Kivijärvi Church
- An autumnal morning at a lake
- University of Jyväskylä Main Building by Aalto
- Rural landscape in Muurame
- Hitonhauta, a gorge in Laukaa
- Konnevesi Church
- Lake Päijänne from Hill Satasarvinen, Jyväskylä
- A smoke sauna in Kannonkoski
- Kulhanvuori, Saarijärvi
- Post-war wooden terraced houses in Säynätsalo, Jyväskylä
- Rally Finland held in Central Finland is the fastest event of the World Rally Championship
- Pulp mill in Äänekoski, an industry town
- Finnish baseball pesäpallo was invented in Central Finland
- Taulumäki Church in Jyväskylä
- A steam locomotive in Haapamäki Railway Museum, Keuruu
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