Map of Jyväskylä, Finland

Jyväskylä is the administrative centre of Central Finland, Finland, with a population of about 148,744. It lies at 62.2415°N, 25.7209°E. Jyväskylä is about 234 km (146 mi) north of Helsinki, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Mikkeli, 102 km to the southeast.

Jyväskylä at a glance

Where is Jyväskylä?

• The 7th largest city in Finland by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 5 h 03 min on the shortest day to 19 h 53 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Jyväskylä

• Mikkeli — 102 km southeast
• Kangasala — 122 km southwest
• Kuopio — 124 km northeast
• Tampere — 131 km southwest
• Ylöjärvi — 135 km southwest
• Lahti — 140 km south
• Nokia — 145 km southwest
• Hämeenlinna — 154 km southwest
• Kouvola — 161 km south
• Hyvinge — 184 km south

Largest cities in Finland

• Helsinki — 658,864
• Espoo — 323,910
• Tampere — 260,646
• Vantaa — 252,724
• Oulu — 216,066
• Turku — 206,655
• Kuopio — 125,462
• Lahti — 121,622
• Pori — 83,157
• Joensuu — 78,398

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.