In the middle of Finland, there were three important waterways, and the country’s second-largest lake, Päijänne. There was room in the middle of the waters. Already in the golden age of steamboats in the 1800s, Jyväskylä was an ideal location.
The development of traffic increased the city’s attraction as a market place and future industrial centre. Jyväskylä became the cradle of the Finnish language, and the first Finnish-speaking schools – Jyväskylän Lyseo, the Teacher Seminary and the girls’ school – brought the educated classes to the city in the late 1800s. Today, the University of Jyväskylä is an internationally notable science university.
Jyväskylä Impressions presents the ‘Athens of Finland’, the New Wave(Aalto) city, and the world’s northernmost City of Light. The natural beauty and history of Jyväskylä as it developed into the seventh-largest city in Finland is worth experiencing.