Jyväskylä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjyvæsˌkylæ]) is a municipality and the capital city of Central Finland, 147 kilometres (91 mi) north-east of Tampere and 270 kilometres (170 mi) north of Helsinki, on northern coast of lake Päijänne. It is the central and only city of Central Finland. The site of many education-related firsts in Finland, Jyväskylä is known as a city of schools, the Athens of Finland. It is also famous for its many buildings designed by Alvar Aalto. The city hosts Neste Oil Rally Finland, which is part of the World Rally Championship. It is also home of the annual Jyväskylä Arts Festival.
As of 31 January 2011, Jyväskylä had a population of 130,974.
The Jyväskylä sub-region includes Jyväskylä, Laukaa, Muurame, Petäjävesi and Toivakka.
In 2004, Markku Andersson became the city mayor. He was the mayor of Lappeenranta until that year.
Main sources of livelihood in Jyväskylä are educational and health care services, paper machinery production, information technology and energy sector. Most important private employers are paper machinery producer Metso ltd., retail trade company Keskimaa, real estate service company ISS, wind turbine gear manufacturer Moventas and IT service company Tieto.
The unemployment rate in Jyväskylä is 11.9% (12/2010), which is higher than average in Finland (9,3% in 12/2010), due to the high number of students and challenged industries.
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