Joutsa

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name	Joutsa
official_name	Joutsan kunta
Joutsa kommun
settlement_type	Municipality
image_skyline	Joutsan keskustaa - Jousitie C IMG 3350.JPG
image_caption	Joutsa center
image_shield	Joutsa.vaakuna.svg
shield_size	120x80px
image_map	Joutsa sijainti Suomi.svg
map_caption	Location of Joutsa in Finland
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Finland
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Central Finland
subdivision_type2	Sub-region
subdivision_name2	Joutsa
leader_title	Municipal manager
leader_name	Harri Nissinen
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timezone	EET
utc_offset	+02:00
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The municipality has a population of {{formatnum: ({{#time: j F Y| which {{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Joutsa}} km2 is water. The population density is PD/km2.

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.

Geography

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Neighbouring municipalities: Hartola, Hirvensalmi, Jyväskylä, Kangasniemi, Luhanka, Pertunmaa and Toivakka.

There are all together 192 lakes in Joutsa. The biggest lakes are Puula, Suontee and Jääsjärvi.

Leivonmäki National Park is located in Joutsa. At area is swamps, beaches and forest in esker.

Climate

| location = Joutsa Savenaho (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1959–present) | metric first = Yes | single line = Yes | collapsed = Yes |Jan record high C = 7.6 |Feb record high C = 9.0 |Mar record high C = 14.9 |Apr record high C = 23.2 |May record high C = 29.6 |Jun record high C = 32.4 |Jul record high C = 33.0 |Aug record high C = 32.3 |Sep record high C = 26.0 |Oct record high C = 18.5 |Nov record high C = 11.6 |Dec record high C = 10.1 |year record high C = 33.0 | Jan high C = −4.4 | Feb high C = −3.8 | Mar high C = 1.1 | Apr high C = 7.7 | May high C = 15.3 | Jun high C = 19.5 | Jul high C = 22.0 | Aug high C = 19.9 | Sep high C = 14.0 | Oct high C = 6.5 | Nov high C = 1.2 | Dec high C = -2.2 | year high C = 8.1 | Jan mean C = -7.1 | Feb mean C = -7.2 | Mar mean C = -3.1 | Apr mean C = 2.6 | May mean C = 9.3 | Jun mean C = 13.9 | Jul mean C = 16.4 | Aug mean C = 14.6 | Sep mean C = 9.6 | Oct mean C = 3.8 | Nov mean C = -0.7 | Dec mean C = -4.3 | year mean C = 4.0 | Jan low C = −10.0 | Feb low C = −10.4 | Mar low C = −7.0 | Apr low C = -1.8 | May low C = 3.6 | Jun low C = 8.6 | Jul low C = 11.7 | Aug low C = 10.4 | Sep low C = 6.1 | Oct low C = 1.3 | Nov low C = −2.8 | Dec low C = −6.8 | year low C = 0.2 |Jan record low C = -39.5 |Feb record low C = -37.0 |Mar record low C = -31.3 |Apr record low C = -21.9 |May record low C = -7.7 |Jun record low C = -2.9 |Jul record low C = 1.2 |Aug record low C = -1.8 |Sep record low C = -6.0 |Oct record low C = -15.9 |Nov record low C = -24.5 |Dec record low C = -34.1 |year record low C = -39.5 |precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 52 | Feb precipitation mm = 41 | Mar precipitation mm = 37 | Apr precipitation mm = 37 | May precipitation mm = 45 | Jun precipitation mm = 70 | Jul precipitation mm = 84 | Aug precipitation mm = 71 | Sep precipitation mm = 60 | Oct precipitation mm = 72 | Nov precipitation mm = 62 | Dec precipitation mm = 61 | year precipitation mm = 690 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 20 |Feb precipitation days = 17 |Mar precipitation days = 15 |Apr precipitation days = 12 |May precipitation days = 13 |Jun precipitation days = 15 |Jul precipitation days = 15 |Aug precipitation days = 15 |Sep precipitation days = 16 |Oct precipitation days = 19 |Nov precipitation days = 21 |Dec precipitation days = 20 |year precipitation days = 198 |source 1 = FMI normals for Finland 1991-2020 |source 2 = record highs and lows{{cite web | url = https://kilotavu.com/asema-taulukko.php?asema=101367 | title = FMI open data | publisher = FMI | access-date = 6 July 2025 |date=January 2024

Villages

Havumäki
Kivisuo
Kälä
Laitjärvi
Lapinkylä
Leivonmäki
Marjotaipale
Pärnämäki
Ruokoranta
Ruorasmäki
Rutalahti
Savenaho
Selänpohja
Taka-Ikola
Tammilahti
Tolvasniemi
Vehmaa

Media

Newspapers:

Joutsan seutu is published in Joutsa and Luhanka.
Itä-Häme

Twinnings

Estonia Tähtvere Parish, Estonia
Sweden Finspång, Sweden

References

(2012). "Joutsa". Finland's Environmental Administration.
"FMI normals".
"Suomen kuntien ystävyyskunnat". Embassy of Finland in Estonia.
(November 2017). "Ystävyyskunnat". Pohjola-Norden.

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