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kirahvi Says: The main campus of the university located on Seminaarinmäki is a place worth checking out. There are many buildings by the famous architect Alvar Aalto, as well as by a couple of other renowned architects. The campus is also a botanical garden, and you can often find trees...
Gili_S Says: Well, it is not exactly a tourist site but the University of Jyväskylä nice buildings located just by the lake of Jyväsjärvi, which is making it one of the most beautiful universities here :-)
1 Review and 26 Opinions Jyväskylä has two Sokos hotels, one located in the main shopping street and the other near the...
1 Review and 26 Opinions The hotel is very typical Finnish hotel.It has been renovated lately.Rooms were big enough,and...
Rosso: Where I had my first pizza ever :D
Turska Says: Rosso is a big chain owned by same company, witch owns Finnish biggest grocery store chain S-markets and Sokos-hotels.I don´t usually go to theses chain restaurants anymore, but when I was a student, there was hardly any other kinds of reasonable priced restaurants at...
Turska Says: This place was new (haven´t been here when I lived next to Jyväskylä) and we love Indian, so we choosed to try it.My husband liked his food a lot. I think mine tasted too much like it wouldn´t have done by themselves from beginning. Like made from some half ready sauce. Not...
the Old Brick´s Inn: Best pub in town when I was a student
Turska Says: If we go to Jyväskylä and want a beer at night,this is the place to go.It was here allready when I was a student at the begining of 1990´s and this was the place to go at friday.Also there was place called"Zeppelin",but sadly some jurks ruined it,and it had to be closed...
Soppabaari: Pasta and soup - the best place in Jyväskylä
kirahvi Says: Soppabaari is the perfect place to spend an hour or more. It is a small and cozy restaurant with rich colors in decoration and interesting music choices. You do not hear your generic Billboard hits there. There is a blue board outside the restaurant showing the menu of the...
Sohwi: Popular for students since 1968!
Turska Says: I´m not actually sure, should I put this at restaurants or nightlife. But even if I have eaten here once ( I think it was minute steak and fries, quite simple, nothing wrong) I think this is more as a bar. This is also very popular with studenst. Actually I´m not sure did I...
Vakiopaine: Art-students and bohemian people
Turska Says: This is strange little bar. When I was studing arts and handgrafts near Jyväskylä, this was very popular for art-students. I haven´t been here for years, but I doubt it would have changed a lot.They did have some small, not so famous bands playing and they had allways some...
Turska Says: There are two Parnell´s at Jyväskylä,and I´ve visited both of them.This one at Väinönkatu was last time.They had very friendly service,and place was nice.It was quite quiet at 22.00 o´clock at saturday,witch was strange.When we were at that another one at Kirkkopuisto,it was...
Flying to Jyväskylä? Bus transport to/from centre
Vesanto Says: Jyväskylä has a small mainly domestic airport in Tikkakoski, some 20 km from the centre. The biggest international airport is situated in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. From there there are 4 regular flights daily to Jyväskylä (2010). The flight from Helsinki to Jyväskylä...
The local way of getting around
kirahvi Says: The best way to get around the city is definitely by bike. There are good bike routes in all parts of the city, and because the city is small the distances aren't too bad either. The bus tarifs are way through the roof, so especially during the academic year you can't help...
The shopping in the centre of Jyväskylä
Vesanto Says: The centre of the the town of Jyvaskyla is surprisingly small - most of the shops, bars and restaurants are situated along the Kauppakatu Street (+ 1 block up and down along the side streets). This core is the area of the pedestrian district (Kauppakatu is partly closed for...
Forum: Like another Jyväskeskus
Turska Says: This is like another Jyväskeskus-they are propably by same owner,because the web-pages are also alike.This is on the other side of street,facing Jyväskeskus.They have little more shoes (Mekka,Bianco,Aleksi 13), bags (Mini-laukku,Aleksi 13),make ups (Yves Rocher,Kicks).But...
Jyväskeskus-shopping center: Typical clothes
Turska Says: It´s a typical Finnish shopping-center with H&M,Seppälä;KappAhl,Jack and Jones etc.Also Mac Donalds and Submarine (lot like Subway)You can see the shops here:http://www.jyvaskeskus.fi/modules/system/stdreq.aspx?P=575&VID=default&SID=479033992385505&S=1&C=24179 Clothes...
Torikeskus: Not only chain-shops
Turska Says: This is quite old shopping-centre.When I was a child/teenager it was full of life.No it wasn´t so crowded as before.But it was sunday,and I belive that first open sunday before christmas.They might have had bad luck,when bus-station moved away from next to it.Now they seemed...
Jyväskylä is a university town. In the autumn the students organize a boozing event called "The Kauppakatu Approbatur". Kauppakatu Street is the main street in town and has quite a few restaurants and bars, too. During the event the students get points of each beer they order (only one in each restaurant along the street). After the required points they end up in a night club celebrating together. In 2008 the magical night will be the second of October.
Many of the students wear special overalls during these events. Each group has its own. So if you visit Jyväskylä in October and see plenty of young people in white caps and colourfull overalls drunk in the centre of the town, this is the reason (or it is the smaller event when the "old ones" of each subject or faculty teach the "new ones" the student habits of Jyväskylä).
Written Aug 22, 2008
Website: www.kauppakadunappro.com
Gili_S Says: If you visit in the winter, find a place to go on a husky safari, it is great experience & fun in such beautiful place.
The national park of Leivonmäki
Gili_S Says: The national park of Leivonmäki is situated to the south of Jyväskylä, you can hike in the forest and enjoy the beautiful nature there as well as swim in the lake.
This rally is biggest public event in Scandinavia. It is estimated that number of spectators is about 200 000. World´s fastest rally is held annually in Jyväskylä since 1951. Winner´s average speed in competition has been ~120 km/h in latest years.
In local radio station you can hear results and drives interviews 24h/day.
This rally has been voted for a "best rally of the year" several times by teams and drivers.
Finns are quite unpleasant hosts, victory has slipped for foreigners only 5 times in rallys history.
Official web site in finnish, english and french.
In august
Updated Nov 30, 2006
Website: http://www.nesteoilrallyfinland.fi/
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Favorite thing: The city on Jyväskylä located 300 km north of Helsinki. It is somehow a typical urban-rural metropolitan in Finland, city centre, train station, lake, university and of course, great nature around. Just visiting Jyväskylä for tourism only is not really necessary, but the region surrounding with great nature, national park and other wonderful attractions I haven’t had the chance to see yet.
Written Apr 30, 2005
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Jyväskylä is medium size Finnish city in the middle of Finland. It is regional town, university and business center of that region. It is a good place where from here you can go and explore the...
We lived 100km from Jyväskylä,and I studied later in Petäjävesi,witch was veru close here.We spent a lot of time in Jyväskylä,but I don´t go there often anymore-just wanted to add something about it...
I have only visited the city two times, a few of my very dear friends lives here. It's a shame I hardly ever have the time to come here, I think Jyväskylä is a wonderful city and I could easily...
Jyväskylä is my hometown, the place I know inside and out. It's the place I love despite its occasional drawbacks, such as the Neste Rally every August, that brings thousands of drunk and badly...
I've lived in Jyväskylä for almost eight years. It's one of the numerous Finnish towns that are regarded as a "summer city", meaning that one should only visit them during summer. It's certainly true...
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