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Joutsa | |
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Municipality | |
| Joutsan kunta Joutsa kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Joutsa in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°44.5′N 026°07′E / 61.7417°N 26.117°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Joutsa sub-region |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Harri Nissinen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,066.42 km2 (411.75 sq mi) |
| • Land | 867.07 km2 (334.78 sq mi) |
| • Water | 199.25 km2 (76.93 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 89th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,115 |
| • Rank | 188th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.75/km2 (12.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 2.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 10.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 50.3% |
| • 65 or older | 39.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
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 kilometres (43 mi) north of the Joutsa municipality.
The municipality has a population of 4,115 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 1,066.42 square kilometres (411.75 sq mi) of which 199.25 km2 (76.93 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.3/sq mi).
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.[citation needed]
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.