Saarijärvi

Saarijärvi () is a town and municipality of Finland located in the Central Finland region, located about north of Jyväskylä. The municipality has a population of , as of , and covers an area of of which , or 12%, is water. The population density is .

Key facts

Settlement.name: Saarijärvi
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Church of Saarijärvi, 2009-08-25.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: Church of Saarijärvi
Settlement.image_flag: Saarijärvi.lippu.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 120x70px
Settlement.image_shield: Saarijärvi.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_map: Saarijärvi sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Saarijärvi in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Central Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Saarijärvi-Viitasaari sub-region
Settlement.leader_title: Town manager
Settlement.leader_name: Satu Autiosalo

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Saarijärven kaupunki
Population: 8847
Area: 170.97
Official website: saarijarvi.fi
Image: Saarijärvi Church 20190619.jpg

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Commons category: Saarijärvi
inception: 1866-01-01
citizens' initiative URL: www.kuntalaisaloite.fi/sv/sok?municipalities=729

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Contents

History
Twin towns - sister cities
Transport
People born in Saarijärvi
See also
References
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Neighbouring municipalities are Kannonkoski, Karstula, Multia, Soini, Uurainen, Ähtäri and Äänekoski. The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The neighboring municipality of Pylkönmäki was merged with the Saarijärvi municipality on 1 January 2009. There are 241 lakes in Saarijärvi altogether. The biggest lakes are Pyhäjärvi, Summanen and Lake Saarijärvi.