Jämsä is a town with about 20,000 inhabitants in Central Finland. Home to the ski resort Himos.
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Jämsä is a town and municipality located in the western part of the province of Western Finland, in the region of Central Finland. With a population of around 22,000 (as of 2021), it is one of the larger towns in the region.
A popular attraction in Jämsä is the ski resort Himos, which is just 5 km from the town centre.
Jämsä is also home to a number of industrial companies, particularly those related to the forest industry.
Get in
[edit]By car
[edit]Highway 9 between Tampere and Jyväskylä passes through Jämsä. Highway from Lahti comes in from the south.
By train
[edit]Trains on the line Helsinki-Tampere-Jyväskylä stop at Jämsä.
By bus
[edit]There are buses from Tampere, Jyväskylä, Lahti and Helsinki.
Get around
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Car is your best option.
See
[edit]- 1 Jämsä church. White church from 1929 with a large cupola, has many features that were salvaged from the former church that burned down.
- 2 Aarresaari Local Museum (Aarresaaren kotiseutumuseo), Virtasalmentie 27 (Jämsänkoski). A collection of old wooden houses from the region, the oldest are from the 17th century.
- 3 Ilveslinna, Jämsäntie 4 (Jämsänkoski). Imposant building in Classicist style, built in 1937. It was a club house for different local clubs, nowadays a private building that can be looked at from the outside.
Do
[edit]- 1 Himos. One of Finland's largest ski resorts outside Lapland. Over 40 slopes for skiers and snowboarders of all skill levels. In addition to downhill skiing, the resort also offers cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, and other winter activities. During the summer months, visitors can enjoy mountain biking, horseback riding, and other warm-weather pursuits at Himos. In the summer it is an event venue, with a dozen or so of different events from music festivals to a mountainbike race.
- Jysäri: July. A music festival focusing on eurodance.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- 1 Ravintola Silkkitie, Keskuskatu 7. Chinese restaurant.
- 2 Vanha Mylly, Koskenväylä 9 (Jämsänkoski). Restaurant in an old mill.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Motel Patalahti, Patalahdentie 20, ☏ +358 20 7119230. Motel next to Highway 9, adjacent to a gas station and restaurant.
In addition, the Himos resort has hotels.
Connect
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[edit]- Jyväskylä
- 1 Oravivuori, Korpilahti, Central Finland — A marker on the Struve Geodetic Arc. From the Jyväskylä–Jämsä road 9 (E63), turn off to Saalahti and on along Ahvenuskyläntie. After some 10 km you should see signs to the Struve chain to the parking lot to the right. From there it's 1 km of hiking uphill. The view of lake Päijänne from the tower is nice, though at the point where the UNESCO marker is, the view is obstructed by pines. Oravivuori is 193 m ASL.
- Lahti
- Petäjävesi
- Tampere
| Routes through Jämsä |
| Tampere ← Orivesi ← | SW  NE
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→ Muurame → Jyväskylä |
| END ← | N  S
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→ Kuhmoinen → Lahti |
| END ← Mänttä-Vilppula ← | NW  SE
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→ END |