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Municipality

Toivakka

Located in Jyväskylä, Central Finland Region Coordinates: 62°06′52″ N 26°03′44″ E

Map showing the location of Toivakka Toivakka
Location in Finland
Population
2,386
2.4K
Elevation
101 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
1
listed under Toivakka
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
JYV Jyväskylä Airport38 km
KUO Kuopio Airport134 km

About Toivakka

Toivakka is a municipality. Location: Jyväskylä, Central Finland Region. Population: 2,386. Elevation: 101 m.

From Wikipedia

Toivakka (Finnish: [ˈtoi̯vɑkːɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region, near Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of 2,307 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 413.94 square kilometres (159.82 sq mi) of which 52.44 km2 (20.25 sq mi) is water. The population density is 6.38 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.5/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The sower pictured in the coat of arms of Toivakka refers to agriculture but also to hope for the future.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1910
Area
362 km²
Official website
toivakka.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Toivakka

From Wikivoyage

Toivakka is a municipality in Central Finland.

Understand+

Toivakka is a small rural municipality that is about 35 km south-east of Jyväskylä. The parish village lies by the large lake Leppävesi (the northern part of which is on the Keitele–Päijänne–Vesijärvi waterway) and the smaller Saarinen. The western part of the municipality is on Päijänne.

Get in+

The main route to Toivakka is Highway 4 (E75 between Helsinki and Utsjoki, via Lahti and Jyväskylä). Highway 9 (here E63) from the Niirala border crossing via Kuopio and from Turku via Jyväskylä goes just north of the municipality, Highway 13 from Kokkola via Jyväskylä and from the Nuijamaa border crossing via Lappeenranta and Mikkeli runs through the north-eastern part of the municipality.

By bus:

Coaches connect Toivakka to Jyväskylä. See Matkahuolto. The Linkki transport service in the Jyväskylä region extends to Toivakka.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Toivakka

  • Jyväskylä
  • Hankasalmi
  • Joutsa
  • Kangasniemi
  • Laukaa
  • Muurame

Population of Toivakka over time

Population of Toivakka over time
2007 2,347
2008 2,367
2009 2,379
2010 2,418
2011 2,475
2012 2,455
2013 2,466
2014 2,472
2015 2,431
2016 2,432
2017 2,384
2023 2,368

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Toivakka

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 1° · Night -4° · Rain 57 mm

Hottest month
July (day 21°)
Coldest month
February (night -12°)
Wettest month
August (88 mm)
Driest month
February (30 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 Toivakka
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-5°-5°1°6°15°20°21°18°12°6°1°-3°
Average low (°C)-11°-12°-7°-2°3°9°11°10°5°1°-4°-9°
Precipitation (mm)423037353657808860615749

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Toivakka

The nearest airport is Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), 38 km to the northwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Kuopio Airport (KUO) (134 km). The nearest large city is Tallinn, 307 km to the south.

Airports

  • Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 38 kmnorthwest
  • Kuopio Airport (KUO) Kuopio / Siilinjärvi 134 kmnortheast
  • Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 151 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 307 kmsouth
  • Umeå Population: 130.2K 351 kmnorthwest

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

Day trips from Toivakka

Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 5 natural sites, 55 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km7 places

  • Lievestuoreenjärvi Lake 23 kmN
  • Lake Jyväsjärvi Lake 20 kmNW
  • Taulumäki church Attraction 22 kmNW
  • Rutajärvi Lake 19 kmS

25–60 km20 places

  • Niinivesi Lake 52 kmN
  • Lannevesi Lake 60 kmNW
  • Kuusvesi Lake 34 kmN
  • Puulavesi Lake 46 kmSE

60–100 km34 places

  • Keitele Lake 89 kmN
  • Karankajärvi Lake 93 kmNW
  • Kannonjärvi Lake 97 kmNW
  • Pihlajavesi Lake 97 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Toivakka

1 place
  1. 1 Toivakka 2.3K

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

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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