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Jämsä

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Town in Central Finland, Finland

Jämsä (Finnish pronunciation: ) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region, about 58 kilometres (36 mi) southwest of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of 19,020 (31 December 2025), which makes it the second most populous town of the Central Finland after Jyväskylä.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1866Founded1
  • HeadquartersJämsä, Finland1
  • Websitewww.jamsa.fi
  • Legal formmunicipality of Finland1
  • Kind of organizationGovernment entity1
  • LEI743700TCV6FHTDKJ3X683
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressPaattilantie 2, FI-42100 Jämsä, Finland3
  • Registered withFinnish Patent and Registration Office, 0175622-13
Jämsä church
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Jämsä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjæmsæ]) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region, about 58 kilometres (36 mi) southwest of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of 19,020 (31 December 2025), which makes it the second most populous town of the Central Finland after Jyväskylä. It covers an area of 1,823.90 square kilometres (704.21 sq mi) of which 252.57 km2 (97.52 sq mi) is water. The population density is 12.1 inhabitants per square kilometre (31/sq mi).2

Timeline

  1. 1866Founded Founded1

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