Terralocate

Browse / Finland / Central Finland / Joutsa

Joutsa

Central Finlandtown

Photograph of Joutsa
Featured view

Joutsa

Total population

4,909

Land area867.07 km²
Coordinates61.74°, 26.11°

Demographic figures from Statistics Finland. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Loading additional data from public sources…0 / 11
CensusWikipediaWeatherPlacesPeopleEnvironmentHealth & SchoolsRelatedGeography & CultureLive MonitoringEvents & Gallery
0% complete

City facts

Area
867.07 km²
Official website
www.joutsa.fi

Sister cities

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

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. Leivonmäki National Park is located in Joutsa. At area is swamps, beaches and forest in esker. * Havumäki * Kivisuo * Kälä * Laitjärvi * Lapinkylä * Leivonmäki * Marjotaipale * Pärnämäki * Ruokoranta * Ruorasmäki * Rutalahti * Savenaho * Selänpohja * Taka-Ikola * Tammilahti * Tolvasniemi * Vehmaa

Read full article on Wikipedia

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Latitude
61.7427
Longitude
26.1117
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Henna Virkkunen
Henna Virkkunen
Finnish politician
M
Markku Susimäki
Finnish painter (1947-2009)
Y
Yrjö Järvinen
Finnish military officer and writer
O
Onni W. Arima
Finnish journalist
U
Uno Brummer
Finnish journalist
A
Armas Brummer
Finnish painter (1882-1946)
Suvi Minkkinen
Suvi Minkkinen
Finnish biathlonist
M
Mikko Moilanen
Finnish archaeologist
J
Jussi Sorjanen
Finnish theater director and actor
E
Eino Kalmari
T
Toivo Hossola
Finnish agronomist
Y
Yrjö Vanhanen
Estonian-Finnish tourism personnel and business manager (born 1946)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Central Finland

Browse all places in Central Finland →

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.49
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
908

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
173
Avg daily Wikipedia views
6
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Discus ruderatus
Discus ruderatus
Discus ruderatus
Seen 2026-09-12
Himalayan balsam
Himalayan balsam
Impatiens glandulifera
Seen 2026-09-12
Golden Chanterelle
Golden Chanterelle
Cantharellus cibarius
Seen 2026-08-29
Nemorimyza posticata
Nemorimyza posticata
Nemorimyza posticata
Seen 2026-08-29
Agromyza alnibetulae
Agromyza alnibetulae
Agromyza alnibetulae
Seen 2026-08-29
King Bolete
King Bolete
Boletus edulis
Seen 2026-08-29
Buckthorn Bent-wing
Buckthorn Bent-wing
Bucculatrix frangutella
Seen 2026-08-29
Green-brindled Crescent
Green-brindled Crescent
Allophyes oxyacanthae
Seen 2026-08-28
Horn-of-plenty
Horn-of-plenty
Craterellus cornucopioides
Seen 2026-08-28

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image