Kyyjärvi
Located in Saarijärvi-Viitasaari, Central Finland Region Coordinates: 63°03′35″ N 24°33′32″ E
- Population
- 1,233
- 1.2K
- Elevation
- 158 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Kyyjärvi
- Airports
- JYV Jyväskylä Airport93 km
- KOK Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport102 km
About Kyyjärvi
Kyyjärvi is a municipality. Location: Saarijärvi-Viitasaari, Central Finland Region. Population: 1,233. Elevation: 158 m.
Kyyjärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkyːˌjærʋi]; lit. 'adder lake') is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) northwest of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of 1,129 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 469.61 square kilometres (181.32 sq mi) of which 21.39 km2 (8.26 sq mi) is water. The population density is 2.52 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.5/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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Photos of Kyyjärvi
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Veeti Davidsson · CC BY-SA 4.0
Travel notes for Kyyjärvi
From Wikivoyage
Kyyjärvi is a municipality in Central Finland.
Understand+
Kyyjärvi is a small rural municipality that is about 120 km northwest of Jyväskylä. The municipality gets its name from the Lake Kyyjärvi, on the southwest shore of which the municipal centre is located.
Get in+
The main routes in Kyyjärvi are Highway 13 (between Jyväskylä and Kokkola, via Saarijärvi and Kaustinen) and Highway 16 (from Ylistaro between Vaasa and Seinäjoki, via Lapua).
By bus:
Coaches connect Kyyjärvi to Kokkola, Jyväskylä, Lahti and Helsinki. See Matkahuolto.
Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged
Places bordering Kyyjärvi
- Alajärvi
- Karstula
- Kivijärvi
- Perho
- Soini
Population of Kyyjärvi over time
| 2008 | 1,558 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1,536 | |
| 2010 | 1,508 | |
| 2011 | 1,503 | |
| 2012 | 1,469 | |
| 2013 | 1,431 | |
| 2014 | 1,425 | |
| 2015 | 1,379 | |
| 2016 | 1,375 | |
| 2017 | 1,352 | |
| 2022 | 1,196 | |
| 2023 | 1,174 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Kyyjärvi
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 0° · Night -5° · Rain 52 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -13°)
- Wettest month
- August (79 mm)
- Driest month
- February (28 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
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -5° | -5° | 0° | 6° | 14° | 20° | 21° | 18° | 12° | 5° | 0° | -4° |
| Average low (°C) | -12° | -13° | -8° | -3° | 3° | 8° | 10° | 8° | 4° | 0° | -5° | -10° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 37 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 38 | 61 | 75 | 79 | 63 | 54 | 52 | 44 |
How to get to Kyyjärvi
The nearest airport is Jyväskylä Airport (JYV), 93 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Vaasa Airport (VAA) (141 km). The nearest large city is Umeå, 231 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 93 kmsoutheast
- Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK) Kokkola / Kruunupyy 102 kmnorthwest
- Vaasa Airport (VAA) Vaasa 141 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 231 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Kyyjärvi
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 2 natural sites, 31 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km4 places
- Salamajärven Kansallispuisto Natural site 23 kmNE
- Kivijärvi Lake 15 kmNE
- Pääjärvi Lake 21 kmSE
- Kyyjärvi Lake 1 kmN
25–60 km11 places
- Halsuanjoki River 46 kmNW
- Karankajärvi Lake 40 kmS
- Kannonjärvi Lake 40 kmSE
- Lake Ähtärinjärvi Lake 48 kmSW
60–100 km19 places
- Pihlajavesi Lake 79 kmS
- Keurusselkä Lake 100 kmS
- Toisvesi Lake 95 kmSW
- Karikkoselkä Lake 100 kmS
Straight-line distances.
Places in Kyyjärvi
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Kyyjärvi Lake, Central Finland Region1.1 km N
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Salamajärven Kansallispuisto Natural site, Central Ostrobothnia23 km NE -
Kivijärvi Lake, Finland15 km NE
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Pääjärvi Lake, Central Finland Region21 km SE
Other cities and towns in Saarijärvi-Viitasaari
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Kannonkoski Municipality, Saarijärvi-Viitasaari41 km E -
Kinnula Municipality, Saarijärvi-Viitasaari39 km NE -
Pihtipudas Municipality, Saarijärvi-Viitasaari65 km NE -
Saarijärvi Municipality, Saarijärvi-Viitasaari50 km SE -
Viitasaari Municipality, Saarijärvi-Viitasaari64 km E -
Saarijärvi Town, Saarijärvi53 km SE
Sources & licences
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