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The City of Jyväskylä, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team, Toyota Mobility Foundation established a new Central Finland Mobility Foundation

The City of Jyväskylä, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team, Toyota Mobility Foundation established a new organisation to promote Jyväskylä’s City Planning Projects on January 19, 2024.

January 19, 2024 - The City of Jyväskylä (*1), Toyota GAZOO Racing World Rally Team (“TGR-WRT”), and Toyota Mobility Foundation ("TMF"), has establ

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Vasemmalta oikealle Lauri Perämäki, Timo Koivisto, Haruka Arai ja Tomohiro Nakano.

The website of the city of Jyväskylä received a school grade of 7.54 from users

The city of Jyväskylä's website (www.jyvaskyla.fi) had a user satisfaction survey on 10.10. - 17 December 2023, when a total of 512 respondents participated in the survey.

A similar survey has been carried out annually since 2001, and the city of Jyväskylä has participated in most surveys - but not all.

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Kysely. Image Jyväskylän kaupunki

The City of Jyväskylä will switch off the coloured lights of the Kuokkala and Ylistö bridges today at 19:00 to remind the public of the impact of the Russia's war of aggression on the lives of Ukrainians

The Embassy of Ukraine has approached Finnish cities with a request to show their support for Ukraine by turning off Christmas lights or other illuminated sites for one minute at 19.00. The global campaign is a reminder of the impact of Russia's war of aggression on the lives of Ukrainians. Due to Russian attacks on energy infrastructure, millions of people in Ukraine are currently without electricity.

In Jyväskylä, the coloured lights will be switched off from the Kuokkala and Ylistö bridges on 21 December 2022 at 19.00.

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Silta valaistuna iltahämärässä. Image Outi Kaakkuri

Finland’s Susijengi, the Lauri Markkanen homecoming, and amity across borders

For the first time in 34 years, Jyväskylä will host a men’s basketball national team game. Finland’s national team, Susijengi, faces Ukraine at LähiTapiola Areena on Thursday, August 18, as they gear up for EuroBasket 2022. This will also be the first national team game for Lauri Markkanen, the premier star of Finnish basketball, in his hometown.

The schedule of events for this hot week of Jyväskylä basketball includes:

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Lauri Markkanen koripalloa heittämässä. Image Ville Vuorinen

Jyväskylä’s financial statements show a surplus of 16.4 million euro

The good fiscal situation makes it possible to carry out planned investments and thus support growth.

The recently completed financial statements for the City of Jyväskylä for the year 2020 show a significantly better financial picture than previous

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Mies nojailee Jyväskylä-kirjaimiin talvimaisemassa. Image Petteri Kivimäki

Draft report on cultural investment presented to Jyväskylä City Council

The Heart of Jyväskylä project was presented to the Jyväskylä City Council on 3 February. The Heart of Jyväskylä project was set up to create a master plan for cultural investment in the city. The master plan will cover the potential development of a new music venue, as well as the significant refurbishment and new development that will be required across the city’s cultural infrastructure in the coming years. The first version of the draft report was presented to the city council by Heart of Jyväskylä project manager Janne Viitamies. A final report on the investment required is due to be published in March 2020.

The document will set out a number of alternative scenarios for re-thinking the way the city’s cultural services are run and proposes an action pla

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Jyväskylän kaupungin markkinointilogossa on teksti Jyväskylä ja logo. Image Jyväskylän kaupunki

Twin city Yaroslavl offers business opportunities for Jyväskylä-based companies

Representatives of Jyväskylä-based companies accompanied Mayor Timo Koivisto on a visit to Yaroslavl organised by Jyväskylä City, 24–27 September 2019. The Russian twin city proved to offer business potential for Finnish firms.

The companies participating in the visit were Prosolve Oy, RamonEdge Oy, Export Maker Oy, Arctic Machine Oy, Jyväskylä Educational Consortium Gradi

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Jyväskylän kaupunginjohtaja Timo Koivisto tapaa Jaroslavlin kaupungin edustajia Jaroslavlin kaupungintalolla. Image Suvi Metsola