Joutsa

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.

Joutsa
Municipality
Joutsan kunta Joutsa kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Joutsa in Finland
Coordinates: 61°44.5′N 026°07′E
Country	Finland
Region	Central Finland
Sub-region	Joutsa
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  (2025-03-31)[2]
• Total	4,093
• Rank	188th largest in Finland
• Density	4.72/km2 (12.2/sq mi)
Population by native language [2]
• Finnish	94.4% (official)
• Swedish	0.2%
• Others	5.3%
Population by age [3]
• 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.fi

The municipality has a population of 4,093 (31 March 2025)^[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 4.72 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.^{[citation needed]}

Geography

Forest at Leivonmäki

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.^[4]

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

Climate

Climate data for Joutsa Savenaho (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1959–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	7.5 (45.5)	9.0 (48.2)	14.9 (58.8)	23.2 (73.8)	29.6 (85.3)	32.4 (90.3)	33.0 (91.4)	32.3 (90.1)	24.8 (76.6)	18.5 (65.3)	11.5 (52.7)	10.1 (50.2)	33.0 (91.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−4.4 (24.1)	−3.8 (25.2)	1.1 (34.0)	7.7 (45.9)	15.3 (59.5)	19.5 (67.1)	22.0 (71.6)	19.9 (67.8)	14.0 (57.2)	6.5 (43.7)	1.2 (34.2)	−2.2 (28.0)	8.1 (46.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−7.1 (19.2)	−7.2 (19.0)	−3.1 (26.4)	2.6 (36.7)	9.3 (48.7)	13.9 (57.0)	16.4 (61.5)	14.6 (58.3)	9.6 (49.3)	3.8 (38.8)	−0.7 (30.7)	−4.3 (24.3)	4.0 (39.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−10 (14)	−10.4 (13.3)	−7 (19)	−1.8 (28.8)	3.6 (38.5)	8.6 (47.5)	11.7 (53.1)	10.4 (50.7)	6.1 (43.0)	1.3 (34.3)	−2.8 (27.0)	−6.8 (19.8)	0.2 (32.4)
Record low °C (°F)	−39.5 (−39.1)	−37.0 (−34.6)	−31.3 (−24.3)	−21.9 (−7.4)	−7.7 (18.1)	−2.9 (26.8)	1.2 (34.2)	−1.8 (28.8)	−6.0 (21.2)	−15.9 (3.4)	−24.5 (−12.1)	−34.1 (−29.4)	−39.5 (−39.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	52 (2.0)	41 (1.6)	37 (1.5)	37 (1.5)	45 (1.8)	70 (2.8)	84 (3.3)	71 (2.8)	60 (2.4)	72 (2.8)	62 (2.4)	61 (2.4)	690 (27.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	20	17	15	12	13	15	15	15	16	19	21	20	198
Source 1: FMI normals for Finland 1991-2020[5]
Source 2: record highs and lows[6]

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

• Tähtvere Parish, Estonia^[7]
• Finspång, Sweden^[8]