Jämsä facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Jämsä
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Town
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| Jämsän kaupunki Jämsä stad |
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Jämsänkoski Rapids
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Location of Jämsä in Finland
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Central Finland | |
| Sub-region | Jämsä sub-region | |
| Charter | 1866 | |
| Area
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| • Total | 1,824.12 km2 (704.30 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,571.44 km2 (606.74 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 252.68 km2 (97.56 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 50th largest in Finland | |
| Population
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| • Total | 22,392 | |
| • Rank | 65th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 14.25/km2 (36.9/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 98.8% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 1.1% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.9% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.7% | |
| • 65 or older | 21.4% | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 21% | |
| Website | www.jamsa.fi | |
Jämsä is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. There are all together around 465 lakes in Jämsä. The largest lakes are Päijänne and Lake Kuorevesi.
The municipality is Finnish.
The municipality of Kuorevesi was consolidated with Jämsä in 2001. The municipality of Längelmäki was partly consolidated with Jämsä in 2007. The municipality of Jämsänkoski was consolidated with Jämsä in the beginning of 2009.
It is the center of Finnish aeronautics industry – the aircraft factory and aeronautical engineering offices of Patria is located at Halli Airport in Jämsä.
Since 1994, the ski slope at Himos has been used as a super special stage at the Rally Finland. Isojärvi National Park, a popular hiking place, is near to Jämsä.
Images for kids
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Lake Kankarisvesi in Jämsä
See also
In Spanish: Jämsä para niños
