Joutsa
Joutsa | |
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Municipality | |
| Joutsan kunta Joutsa kommun | |
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 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Harri Nissinen |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• 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 (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 4,093 |
| • Rank | 188th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.72/km2 (12.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 94.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 5.3% |
| 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 4,093 (31 March 2025) 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. The population density is 4.72 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.2/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.