Joutsa facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Joutsa
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Municipality
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| Joutsan kunta Joutsa kommun |
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Location of Joutsa in Finland
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Central Finland | |
| Sub-region | Joutsa sub-region | |
| Area
(2018-01-01)
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| • 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) | |
| Area rank | 89th largest in Finland | |
| Population
(2023-12-31)
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| • Total | 4,079 | |
| • Rank | 190th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 96.8% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.3% | |
| • Others | 2.9% | |
| 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) | |
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 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.
Geography
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.
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) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) |
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) |
24.8 (76.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
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 1991-2020 | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: record highs and lows | |||||||||||||
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
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