Skip to content
Geonivora
Municipality

Laukaa

Located in Jyväskylä, Central Finland Region Coordinates: 62°25′00″ N 26°00′00″ E

Map showing the location of Laukaa Laukaa
Location in Finland
Population
18,794
18.8K
Elevation
113 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
3
listed under Laukaa
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
JYV Jyväskylä Airport17 km
KUO Kuopio Airport113 km

About Laukaa

Laukaa is a municipality. Location: Jyväskylä, Central Finland Region. Population: 18,794. Elevation: 113 m.

From Wikipedia

Laukaa (Finnish: [ˈlɑu̯kɑː]; Swedish: Laukas) is a municipality of Finland. It is located next to Jyväskylä and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 18,808 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 825.59 square kilometres (318.76 sq mi) of which 177.09 km2 (68.37 sq mi) is water. The population density is 29 inhabitants per square kilometre (75/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1593
Area
648 km²
Official website
laukaa.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Laukaa

From Wikivoyage

Laukaa is a municipality of 19,000 people (2021) in Central Finland. Saraakallio, the largest Stone Age rock painting site of Fennoscandia is located in Laukaa. The oldest paintings are about 6,600 years old.

Get in+

Laukaa centre lies 24 km (15 mi) north-east of Jyväskylä along road 637. Leppävesi and Vihtavuori are a bit earlier on that road. Lievestuore is where highway 13 turns south east of Jyväskylä. Highway 4 goes through the western corner of the municipality.

By plane:

The nearest airport, 1 Tikkakoski Airport (JYV IATA) on the Jyväskylä side, is 18 km (11 mi) west of the town centre of Laukaa.

By train:

As of 2022, passenger trains do not stop at the 2 Lievestuore railway station. The nearest functional stations are Jyväskylä and Hankasalmi. Timetables are available from VR.

By bus:

Local bus line 41 from Jyväskylä goes to Laukaa, line 42 to Lievestuore via Leppävesi. There are also other lines that may be relevant, see Jyväskylä#By bus. Laukaa belongs to Linkki Waltti fare zone B.

Regional buses stop in Laukaa or Lievestuore on their way from Jyväskylä, coaches at the Lievestuore junction ("Lievestuore th"), see Matkahuolto.

By boat:

The Rautalammi, Viitasaari and Saarijärvi waterways meet in the municipality of Laukaa. The Keitele Canal allows boating between Keitele in the north (stretching from Viitasaari to Äänekoski) and Päijänne in the south (from Jyväskylä via Padasjoki to Asikkala). The route is 45 km long with five locks. The canal was constructed for timber rafting (which ended in 2002), with bridge height only 4.8 m, so not suitable for sailing yachts.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Laukaa

  • Jyväskylä
  • Hankasalmi
  • Konnevesi
  • Toivakka
  • Uurainen
  • Äänekoski

Population of Laukaa over time

Population of Laukaa over time
2007 17,609
2008 17,763
2009 17,975
2010 18,142
2011 18,286
2012 18,481
2013 18,588
2014 18,709
2015 18,865
2016 18,970
2017 18,978
2023 18,762

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Laukaa

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 1° · Night -4° · Rain 52 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -13°)
Wettest month
August (88 mm)
Driest month
February (29 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Laukaa
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°0°6°14°19°21°18°12°6°1°-3°
Average low (°C)-12°-13°-8°-3°3°9°11°9°5°1°-4°-9°
Precipitation (mm)392935373558798858575245

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Laukaa

The nearest airport is Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), 17 km to the west as the crow flies. For international flights: Kuopio Airport (KUO) (113 km). The nearest large city is Umeå, 329 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 17 kmwest
  • Kuopio Airport (KUO) Kuopio / Siilinjärvi 113 kmnortheast
  • Savonlinna Airport (SVL) Savonlinna 162 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Umeå Population: 130.2K 329 kmnorthwest
  • Tallinn Population: 394K 339 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Laukaa

Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 3 natural sites, 53 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km9 places

  • Niinivesi Lake 21 kmNW
  • Kuusvesi Lake 4 kmE
  • Lievestuoreenjärvi Lake 13 kmSE
  • Lake Jyväsjärvi Lake 23 kmSW

25–60 km12 places

  • Lannevesi Lake 34 kmNW
  • Keitele Lake 56 kmN
  • Leivonmäen Kansallispuisto Natural site 57 kmS
  • Karikkoselkä Lake 45 kmSW

60–100 km37 places

  • Karankajärvi Lake 69 kmNW
  • Kannonjärvi Lake 66 kmNW
  • Lake Päijänne Lake 96 kmS
  • Rauhajärvi Lake 76 kmSE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Laukaa

3 places
  1. 1 Laukaa 18.9K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources