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Joutsa is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. Jyväskylä is located about 70 kilometres (43 mi) north of the Joutsa municipality.
Joutsa | |
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Municipality | |
| Joutsan kunta Joutsa kommun | |
 Joutsa center | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Joutsa in Finland | |
 Interactive map of Joutsa | |
| Coordinates: 61°44.5′N 026°07′E / 61.7417°N 26.117°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Joutsa |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Harri Nissinen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,066.42 km2 (411.75 sq mi) |
| • Land | 867.07 km2 (334.78 sq mi) |
| • Water | 199.25 km2 (76.93 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 89th largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,079 |
| • Rank | 188th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 93.3% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 6.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 10.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 50.3% |
| • 65 or older | 39.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
The municipality has a population of 4,079 (31 December 2025)[2] and covers an area of 1,066.42 square kilometres (411.75 sq mi) of which 199.25 km2 (76.93 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (12/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality of Leivonmäki was consolidated with Joutsa on January 1, 2008.
Sahti culture in Joutsa is known by Joutsan sahti.[citation needed]
The 1985 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) took place in the municipality of Joutsa.[4] The competition itself happened on 4 and 5 July, with 38 countries participating.[5] The jury for the 1985 IMO had met on 29 June to decide on the final list of problems in the nearby town of Heinola.[5]
Geography
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Neighbouring municipalities: Hartola, Hirvensalmi, Jyväskylä, Kangasniemi, Luhanka, Pertunmaa and Toivakka.
There are all together 192 lakes in Joutsa. The biggest lakes are Puula, Suontee and Jääsjärvi.[6]
Leivonmäki National Park is located in Joutsa. At area is swamps, beaches and forest in esker.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Joutsa Savenaho (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1959–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
23.2 (73.8) |
29.6 (85.3) |
32.4 (90.3) |
33.0 (91.4) |
32.3 (90.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
10.1 (50.2) |
33.0 (91.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
1.1 (34.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
14.0 (57.2) |
6.5 (43.7) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.1 (19.2) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
2.6 (36.7) |
9.3 (48.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
4.0 (39.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10 (14) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−7 (19) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
3.6 (38.5) |
8.6 (47.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
10.4 (50.7) |
6.1 (43.0) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
0.2 (32.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −39.5 (−39.1) |
−37.0 (−34.6) |
−31.3 (−24.3) |
−21.9 (−7.4) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−15.9 (3.4) |
−24.5 (−12.1) |
−34.1 (−29.4) |
−39.5 (−39.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52 (2.0) |
41 (1.6) |
37 (1.5) |
37 (1.5) |
45 (1.8) |
70 (2.8) |
84 (3.3) |
71 (2.8) |
60 (2.4) |
72 (2.8) |
62 (2.4) |
61 (2.4) |
690 (27.2) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 198 |
| Source 1: FMI normals for Finland 1991-2020[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: record highs and lows[8] | |||||||||||||
Villages
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- Joutsan seutu is published in Joutsa and Luhanka.
- Itä-Häme
Twinnings
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Tähtvere Parish, Estonia[9]
Finspång, Sweden[10]
References
edit- 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Population growth slowed down in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 1 April 2026. ISSN 2243-3627. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ↑ "International Mathematical Olympiad". www.imo-official.org. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- 1 2 "26th INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD" (PDF). www.imo-register.org.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ↑ "Joutsa". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ↑ "FMI normals".
- ↑ "FMI open data". FMI. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ↑ "Suomen kuntien ystävyyskunnat" (in Finnish). Embassy of Finland in Estonia. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- ↑ "Ystävyyskunnat" (PDF) (in Finnish). Pohjola-Norden. Retrieved 7 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
External links
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Media related to Joutsa at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Joutsa – Official website (in Finnish)