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Joutsa
| Field | Value |
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| name | Joutsa |
| official_name | Joutsan kunta |
| Joutsa kommun | |
| settlement_type | Municipality |
| image_skyline | Joutsan keskustaa - Jousitie C IMG 3350.JPG |
| image_caption | Joutsa center |
| image_shield | Joutsa.vaakuna.svg |
| shield_size | 120x80px |
| image_map | Joutsa sijainti Suomi.svg |
| map_caption | Location of Joutsa in Finland |
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| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Finland |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Central Finland |
| subdivision_type2 | Sub-region |
| subdivision_name2 | Joutsa |
| leader_title | Municipal manager |
| leader_name | Harri Nissinen |
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| timezone | EET |
| utc_offset | +02:00 |
| timezone_DST | EEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +03:00 |
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Joutsa kommun 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 km north of the Joutsa municipality.
The municipality has a population of {{formatnum: ({{#time: j F Y| which {{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Joutsa}} km2 is water. The population density is PD/km2.
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
|Jan record high C = 7.6 |Feb record high C = 9.0 |Mar record high C = 14.9 |Apr record high C = 23.2 |May record high C = 29.6 |Jun record high C = 32.4 |Jul record high C = 33.0 |Aug record high C = 32.3 |Sep record high C = 26.0 |Oct record high C = 18.5 |Nov record high C = 11.6 |Dec record high C = 10.1 |year record high C = 33.0 |Jan record low C = -39.5 |Feb record low C = -37.0 |Mar record low C = -31.3 |Apr record low C = -21.9 |May record low C = -7.7 |Jun record low C = -2.9 |Jul record low C = 1.2 |Aug record low C = -1.8 |Sep record low C = -6.0 |Oct record low C = -15.9 |Nov record low C = -24.5 |Dec record low C = -34.1 |year record low C = -39.5 | access-date = 6 July 2025
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
Twinnings
- Estonia Tähtvere Parish, Estonia
- Sweden Finspång, Sweden
References
References
- (2012). "Joutsa". Finland's Environmental Administration.
- "FMI normals".
- "Suomen kuntien ystävyyskunnat". Embassy of Finland in Estonia.
- (November 2017). "Ystävyyskunnat". Pohjola-Norden.
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