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Municipality in Central Finland, Finland
Petäjävesi (Finnish pronunciation:; lit. "pine water") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland, next to the city of Jyväskylä, and is part of the Central Finland region.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Petäjävesi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpetæjæˌʋesi]; lit. "pine water") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland, next to the city of Jyväskylä, and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 3,511 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 495.41 square kilometres (191.28 sq mi) of which 39.01 km2 (15.06 sq mi), or almost 8%, is water. The population density is 7.69 inhabitants per square kilometre (19.9/sq mi).2
The municipality is named after the village of Petäjävesi (Petäjäveden kirkonkylä), which in turn is named after lake Petäjävesi, lit. 'pine water' (i.e. 'pine lake', compare Leppävesi and Pihlajavesi). Originally part of Jämsä, the area became a subordinate parish under it in 1728 as Kuivasmäki. It became an independent parish under the name Petäjävesi in 1867.
From Wikipedia’s article on Petäjävesi, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
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