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The design manual for outdoor lighting serves the city and designers as a tool that helps to maintain and control the technical, economic and urban development of lighting in Jyväskylä. The design guideline aims to establish aspirational quality categories and common game rules for the design, construction, restructuring, maintenance and control of lighting. The guidance has been completed as a multi-disciplinary working group collaboration in 2017 and will be updated.
The Design with Nature exhibition showcases the newest works of Miia Suojala Design. Miia Suojala who is a clothes designer and a Bachelor of Fashion and Clothing, started her company in Jyväskylä in 2006 and now the 15-year-old company is celebrating the milestone with their celebratory collection: NOLLAko?
The Treasures of the Bazars exhibition in the Craft Museum of Finland showcases traditional textiles and jewellery from Morocco to Tibet from the collections of collector Tuomas Sopanen. Nomadism and traditions appear clearly in these consumer textiles and decorations.
International Jyväskylä – Info Center is a multilingual service point, where one can get guidance and counseling on topics related to everyday living in 16 different languages.
International Jyväskylä – Info Center provides information on
The Come and Go installation consists of portrait slippers by visual artist Leena Illukka. She has applied hand embroidery in a new way and breaks the traditional way of presenting portraits in her personal and caricature portraits. In her art, Illukka often creates a series of stories that focus on the individual and the individual’s relationship with the society.
updated on 26 March 2020
Face mask recommendation
Following the National Institute for Health and Welfare's (THL) recommendation (8 January 2021), the use of face masks is recommended to all Jyväskylä residents over the age 12 until further notice.
The use of face masks is recommended in the following settings:
This year’s cancellation of the extremely popular City of light –event was an exception in the long tradition. Despite the cancellation, The City of Light -team together with their partners want to organize light-themed installations that will bring joy to all those who move around the city during the dark hours. You can tour the installations safely in your own pace. May your winter be full of joy and light!
Jyväskylä’s architectural-, green- and participation policy, the OPEN Urban Environment, provides local aims regarding building activities and the environment and guides the planning practices applying to these. The policy principles include sustainable and interesting building activities, healthy residents and cosy environment.
Programmes and projects guiding the development of urban structure
There are several programmes and projects of different types underlying the development of urban structure. The OPEN Urban Environment Policy creates the architectural-, green- and participation policy of its own in the City of Jyväskylä for the purpose of planning and building the urban environment. This policy provides aims for developing the built environment in Jyväskylä and guides the planning practices regarding these aims.
Map products
The City of Jyväskylä provides and produces plenty of various map material that is available both in electronic and printed form. Some of the map material is free of charge and some requires paid permission to be published. It is also possible to order various kinds of theme- and customer-specific maps, according to need.
An architectural competition provides a way to find quality and untraditional housing and building solutions. It enables several types and comparable solution options to be surveyed and new planning and implementation methods developed. An architectural completion can be organised, for example, by a city or a municipality, but also by a public entity, an unincorporated state enterprise or private companies. Architectural competitions can be either public, open for all or limited, based on invitations.
The capital city of Alvar Aalto
Jyväskylä is well-known for Alvar Aalto’s architecture. There are in all 29 buildings in the city and its surrounding areas designed by Aalto, of which the most significant is the Säynätsalo Town Hall. Other buildings designed by Aalto include, among other things, the Church of Muurame, the campus of the University of Jyväskylä and the Alvar Aalto Museum.
The Säynätsalo Town Hall
After a general plan for a park or a green area has been drawn up, the next stage will be building planning. Building planning is proceeding according to the completed general plan, but at a more detailed level. During this building planning stage, play equipment and the materials to be used are chosen, among other things, and plantings are specified.
General planning of green areas
General plans shall be drawn up alongside the local detailed plans, which cover not only green areas but also, for example, communications and rainwater management solutions. A general plan clarifies the green area reservations in the local detailed plans, their use, the level of building, care and maintenance, the necessary investments as well as the implementation, care and management responsibilities.
Traffic planning refers to general planning with the purpose of creating guidelines for planning traffic routes in the urban region and for collecting information about the development of traffic flows. Traffic planning is done simultaneously with the local detailed planning within the area.
Customer service, Local master planning
The Customer Service Point (Palvelupiste) Hallikainen
Telephone +358 14 266 0108
palvelupistehannikainen[at]jyvaskyla.fi
PL (PO Box) 233, 40101 Jyväskylä (Hannikaisenkatu 17, 1st floor)
Objections and opinions regarding the local master plans
The City Registry
kirjaamo[at]jyvaskyla.fi
City of Jyväskylä / Registry, PL (PO Box) 193, 40101 Jyväskylä (Visiting address Vapaudenkatu 32)
Telephone +358 14 266 0888
The process of a local master plan consists of four different stages, just like the process of a local detailed plan too.
Drawing up a whole local master plan or amending a part thereof shall be initiated when the urban development or the need to steer land use so require.
In the initial stage, the plan
Planning refers to land use planning, which creates the preconditions for building activities. A local master plan provides a basis for how the urban structure will develop in the future regarding, for example, housing, workplaces, services, moving and recreational activities. A local master plan may be drawn up to apply to the whole city or to guide land use in a specified area.
Customer service, Local detailed planning
The Customer Service Point (Palvelupiste) Hannikainen
Telephone +358 14 266 0108
palvelupistehannikainen[at]jyvaskyla.fi
PL (PO Box) 233, 40101 Jyväskylä (Hannikaisenkatu 17, 1st floor)
Objections and opinions regarding the local detailed plans
The City Registry
kirjaamo[at]jyvaskyla.fi
City of Jyväskylä / Registry, PL (PO Box) 193, 40101 Jyväskylä (Visiting address Vapaudenkatu 32)
Telephone +358 14 266 0888
Local detailed planning in Jyväskylä consists of four different stages. It is possible to participate in planning in every stage of the process.
Initiation
In the initial stage, the need for planning is to be assessed. If the plan needs to be amended,
Planning refers to land use planning, which creates the preconditions for building activities. A local detailed plan is the most accurate one regarding planning levels: it defines, for example, for what purpose and what kinds of buildings can be built in a certain area. It also designates the parks and green areas and considers the conservation values of buildings and nature. The aim is to ensure a good living environment and building. Planning is guided in Finland by the Land Use and Building Act.
The exhibition by an internationally known designer, Ilona Rista, showcases new kind of Finnish wood culture. The wood artist’s playful approach to digital materials has produced a fun, yet serious collection of material and immaterial works that combine wood art with technology. The exhibition will be held at the Craft Museum of Finland’s Lobby Gallery 12 September–5 December 2020.
On this page, we’ve assembled measures and procedures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus which the Jyväskylä municipal early childhood education services have adopted so far. This page will be updated as the situation develops.
Warmly welcome to our concerts in autumn 2020! Please acquaint yourself with our safety instructions before arriving at concerts.
Stay at home if ill
Please stay at home if you have any symptoms of flu. If you feel yourself sick, stay at home and contact via phone the city theatre ticket office (tel. 014 266 0110) to change or return your ticket. You can change or return your concert ticket without refund exceptionally even on the concert day.