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Joutsa

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.

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Joutsa
Municipality
Joutsan kunta
Joutsa kommun
Joutsa center
Joutsa center
Coat of arms of Joutsa
Coat of arms
Location of Joutsa in Finland
Location of Joutsa in Finland
Map
Interactive map of Joutsa
Coordinates: 61°44.5′N 026°07′E / 61.7417°N 26.117°E / 61.7417; 26.117
Country Finland
RegionCentral Finland
Sub-regionJoutsa
Government
 • Municipal managerHarri Nissinen
Area
 (2018-01-01)1
 • Total
1,066.42 km2 (411.75 sq mi)
 • Land867.07 km2 (334.78 sq mi)
 • Water199.25 km2 (76.93 sq mi)
 • Rank89th largest in Finland
Population
 (2025-12-31)2
 • Total
4,079
 • Rank188th largest in Finland
 • Density4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)
Population by native language
2
 • Finnish93.3% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others6.5%
Population by age
3
 • 0 to 1410.5%
 • 15 to 6450.3%
 • 65 or older39.2%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.joutsa.fi

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.

The municipality has a population of 4,079 (31 December 2025)2 and covers an area of 1,066.42 square kilometres (411.75 sq mi) of which 199.25 km2 (76.93 sq mi) is water.1 The population density is 4.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (12/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality of Leivonmäki was consolidated with Joutsa on January 1, 2008.

Sahti culture in Joutsa is known by Joutsan sahti.

The 1985 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) took place in the municipality of Joutsa.5 The competition itself happened on 4 and 5 July, with 38 countries participating.6 The jury for the 1985 IMO had met on 29 June to decide on the final list of problems in the nearby town of Heinola.6

Geography

Lake Suontee in Joutsa source ↗

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.7

Leivonmäki National Park is located in Joutsa. At area is swamps, beaches and forest in esker.

Climate

Climate data for Joutsa Savenaho (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1959–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 7.6
(45.7) 		9.0
(48.2) 		14.9
(58.8) 		23.2
(73.8) 		29.6
(85.3) 		32.4
(90.3) 		33.0
(91.4) 		32.3
(90.1) 		26.0
(78.8) 		18.5
(65.3) 		11.6
(52.9) 		10.1
(50.2) 		33.0
(91.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −4.4
(24.1) 		−3.8
(25.2) 		1.1
(34.0) 		7.7
(45.9) 		15.3
(59.5) 		19.5
(67.1) 		22.0
(71.6) 		19.9
(67.8) 		14.0
(57.2) 		6.5
(43.7) 		1.2
(34.2) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		8.1
(46.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −7.1
(19.2) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−3.1
(26.4) 		2.6
(36.7) 		9.3
(48.7) 		13.9
(57.0) 		16.4
(61.5) 		14.6
(58.3) 		9.6
(49.3) 		3.8
(38.8) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		−4.3
(24.3) 		4.0
(39.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −10
(14) 		−10.4
(13.3) 		−7
(19) 		−1.8
(28.8) 		3.6
(38.5) 		8.6
(47.5) 		11.7
(53.1) 		10.4
(50.7) 		6.1
(43.0) 		1.3
(34.3) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		−6.8
(19.8) 		0.2
(32.4)
Record low °C (°F) −39.5
(−39.1) 		−37.0
(−34.6) 		−31.3
(−24.3) 		−21.9
(−7.4) 		−7.7
(18.1) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		1.2
(34.2) 		−1.8
(28.8) 		−6.0
(21.2) 		−15.9
(3.4) 		−24.5
(−12.1) 		−34.1
(−29.4) 		−39.5
(−39.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 52
(2.0) 		41
(1.6) 		37
(1.5) 		37
(1.5) 		45
(1.8) 		70
(2.8) 		84
(3.3) 		71
(2.8) 		60
(2.4) 		72
(2.8) 		62
(2.4) 		61
(2.4) 		690
(27.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 20 17 15 12 13 15 15 15 16 19 21 20 198
Source 1: FMI normals for Finland 1991-20208
Source 2: record highs and lows9

Villages

  • Havumäki
  • Kivisuo
  • Kälä
  • Laitjärvi
  • Lapinkylä
  • Leivonmäki
  • Marjotaipale
  • Pärnämäki
  • Ruokoranta
  • Ruorasmäki
  • Rutalahti
  • Savenaho
  • Selänpohja
  • Taka-Ikola
  • Tammilahti
  • Tolvasniemi
  • Vehmaa

Media

Newspapers:

  • Joutsan seutu is published in Joutsa and Luhanka.
  • Itä-Häme

Twinnings

References

References

  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Population growth slowed down in 2025". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 1 April 2026. ISSN 2243-3627. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
  3. "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. "International Mathematical Olympiad". www.imo-official.org. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  6. "26th INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD" (PDF). www.imo-register.org.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
  7. "Joutsa". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
  8. "FMI normals".
  9. "FMI open data". FMI. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  10. "Suomen kuntien ystävyyskunnat" (in Finnish). Embassy of Finland in Estonia. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  11. "Ystävyyskunnat" (PDF) (in Finnish). Pohjola-Norden. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
External links

Media related to Joutsa at Wikimedia Commons