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.
Joutsa | |
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Municipality | |
| Joutsan kunta Joutsa kommun | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Joutsa in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°44.5′N 026°07′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Joutsa sub-region |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Harri Nissinen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 1,066.42 km2 (411.75 sq mi) |
| • Land | 867.07 km2 (334.78 sq mi) |
| • Water | 199.25 km2 (76.93 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 89th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 4,071 |
| • Rank | 191st largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.3% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 2.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 10.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 50.3% |
| • 65 or older | 39.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
The municipality has a population of 4,071 (31 December 2023) 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. 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.
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