Jämsä

Jämsä [ JÄMSÄ ] is a city in central Finland with 22 372 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012).

Geography

Jämsä located in the Southwestern landscape of Central Finland on the border of the river Pirkanmaa Jämsänjoki west of Lake Päijänne. Jyväskylä, Central Finland is the capital, 58 kilometers north-east, 92 km south-west of Tampere.

The administrative city covers an extensive, largely rural embossed total area of ​​1,824 square kilometers. Is correspondingly low population density of 14.7 inhabitants per square kilometer. The area of Jämsä includes six centers of settlement ( taajama ): Seppola (the actual core of the city Jämsä ) Jämsänkoski Kaipola, honey, Länkipohja and Koskenpää.

Neighboring cities and municipalities of Jyväskylä Jämsä are in the Northeast, Luhanka in the east, Kuhmoinen in the south, and Orivesi Juupajoki the southwest, Mänttä - Vilppula and Keuruu in the northwest and Petäjävesi in the north.

History

The parish Jämsä has existed since the Middle Ages and was first mentioned in 1442. The old parish was in area much larger than today's Jämsä and is therefore also referred to as wholesale Jämsä. In the 1860s, the former chapel communities Korpilahti solved (including Muurame and Säynätsalo ) and Petäjävesi as separate communities from Jämsä. Of the remaining area of Jämsä turn the communities Jämsänkoski and Koskenpää were split off in 1926. 1969 Jämsä to a small market town ( kauppala ) is filed, the city charter was the place in 1977.

In the 2000s, the area of Jämsä enlarged by a number of municipal mergers back: 2001 the town was incorporated Kuorevesi. In 2007, the city expanded further through the eastern parts of the disbanded community Längelmäki. At the beginning of 2009, Jämsä reunited with Jämsänkoski (to which since 1969 also belonged Koskenpää ).

Economy

Jämsä is quite heavily industrialized. In 2006, prepared by the working population in the old city area (without Längelmäki and Jämsänkoski ) 31.6 % in the industrial sector. The paper group UPM- Kymmene operates two paper mills in Kaipola and Jämsänkoski, which together employ almost 1,300 people.

Jämsä one of the major cities of the Finnish aviation. During the Winter War an airfield and an aircraft factory was built in it, were repaired in military aircraft. At present, there is the factory of arms producer Patria, the Technical School of the Air Force and a test flight center. There are also in Kuorevesi an aviation museum.

An important economic factor in Jämsä is also the ski resort Himos. Despite its modest height of the mountain (the maximum height difference of the slopes is 151 meters) belongs Himos the five largest ski resorts in Finland, as it can be reached from the major metropolitan areas of Southern Finland, much better than the ski resorts of northern Finland. Opened in 1984 skiing center Himos has 21 slopes, 15 ski lifts and cross-country trail network of 16 kilometers in length. A total of approximately 4,000 beds for visitors. Outside of the ski season will find the Rock Festival Himos Festival for midsummer night instead.

Policy

Management

The strongest party in Jämsä are the Social Democrats with 13 of 43 seats in the municipal council, the highest decision-making body for local affairs, followed by the center party with eight seats. The third major party of Finland, the National Coalition Party is, with seven MPs quite strong. Furthermore, represented in the City Council are the Left Alliance with six and by one seat, the Christian Democrats, the Green Federation, the right-wing populist base Finns and the "Senior Party. " Five mandates accounted for a local voter alliance that took uusijamsa.fi under the name.

Coat of arms

Since the municipality merger of 2009 Jämsä leads the former coats of arms of Jämsänkoski on. It was designed by heraldist Gustaf of Numers 1954. The blazon of the arms is as follows: In the red coat of arms with a silver chain from square board members as there is a silver Mühleisen. The Mühleisen symbolizes the old water mills of Jämsänkoski, from which emerged the industrial enterprises of the town in the 19th century. The chain is a common element in the coat of arms of Jämsä and resulting from it Jämsänkoski communities and Koskenpää.

The old coat of arms of Jämsä was from 1953 to 2008 in use and also comes from the pen of Gustaf of Numers. It was shown in red a silver chain with square links as board to a silver gold gepitzten and feathered with golden ribbon laced bundle of arrows. The bundle of arrows indicates the historical importance of the area as a hunting ground of Jämsä the Hämeer, while the number of arrows for the seven resulting from large - Jämsä communities can use.

Personalities

• Ali Aaltonen (1884-1918), a lieutenant in the army of the Russian Empire, journalist and communist leader
• Pentti Kokkonen (* 1955), ski jumpers
• Kyosti Lehtonen (1931-1987), Ringer
• Joonas Nättinen (* 1991), ice hockey player
• Merja Rantanen ( b. 1980 ), orienteer, born in Jämsänkoski