Säynätsalo

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Säynätsalo

Coordinates62.14°, 25.77°

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

Overview

Säynätsalo is a former municipality in Finland and a part of Jyväskylä. As of November 2010 its population was 3,340. Säynätsalo municipality consisted of islands of Säynätsalo and Lehtisaari and also a part of Muuratsalo island. All of the islands are located on the Lake Päijänne. Also a small slice of land on the continent was part of the municipality.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

P

Pekka Rauhala

Finnish physician and amateur wrestler

Emilia Nyström

beach volleyball player

Erika Nyström

beach volleyball player

J

Jukka Rauhala

Finnish olympic wrestler and engineer

Harri Pesonen

Finnish ice hockey player

M

Mikko Ronkainen

Finnish freestyle skier

Jussi Pesonen

Finnish ice hockey player

H

Heikki Aho

Finnish footballer

A

Aleksi Salonen

Finnish ice hockey defenceman

E

Esko Pesonen

Finnish actor

J

Jukka Salmela

Finnish actor

T

Teemu Kohvakka

Finnish ice hockey player

Jimi Salonen

Finnish freestyle skier

E

Erkki Peuranen

Finnish poet

A

Antti Laine

Finnish historian

J

Jani Kokko

Politician, member of the Parliament of Finland

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

Nearby places in Central Finland

• Tići
  1232.6 mi away · pop. 48
• Hlevci
  1234.9 mi away · pop. 17
• Homer
  1240 mi away · pop. 272
• Studena
  1240.5 mi away · pop. 382
• Zarnevo
  1280.5 mi away · pop. 1,300
• Azinhal
  2222.2 mi away · pop. 271
• Vaqueiros
  2223.1 mi away · pop. 58
• Cabanas de Tavira
  2234.8 mi away
• Santo Estêvão
  2238.4 mi away
• Querença
  2241.2 mi away · pop. 35
• Moncarapacho
  2242.9 mi away · pop. 1,192
• Quelfes
  2245.4 mi away

Browse all places in Central Finland →

Geography & sun

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

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Brown Carpet Beetle

Attagenus smirnovi

Seen 2026-09-26

Juniper Carpet

Thera juniperata

Seen 2026-09-26

Sneezewort

Achillea ptarmica

Seen 2026-09-25

Wooden Soldiers Lichen

Cladonia botrytes

Seen 2026-09-25

mouse-eared hawkweed

Pilosella officinarum

Seen 2026-09-25

great stinging nettle

Urtica dioica

Seen 2026-09-25

Spreading Bellflower

Campanula patula

Seen 2026-09-25

Marsh Thistle

Cirsium palustre

Seen 2026-09-25

Vilbasteana oculata

Vilbasteana oculata

Seen 2026-09-24

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