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Jämsänkoski

Coordinates: 61°55′05″N 25°10′15″E / 61.91806°N 25.17083°E / 61.91806; 25.17083
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Jämsänkoski
Former municipality
Jämsänkosken kunta
Jämsänkoski kommun
Coat of arms of Jämsänkoski
Location of Jämsänkoski in Finland
Location of Jämsänkoski in Finland
Coordinates: 61°55′05″N 25°10′15″E / 61.91806°N 25.17083°E / 61.91806; 25.17083
CountryFinland
RegionCentral Finland
Established1926
Merged into Jämsä2009
SeatJämsänkosken keskustaajama
Area
 • Land401.75 km2 (155.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total7,351

Jämsänkoski is a former town and municipality of Finland in the Central Finland region. It is located near Lake Päijänne and the Jämsänjoki river. The town had a population of 7,351 in 2008.[1] It covered an area of 448.67 km² of which 48.02 km² is water. The population density was 16.9 inhabitants per km².

The municipality of Koskenpää was consolidated with Jämsänkoski in 1969, while Jämsänkoski was consolidated with Jämsä in 2009.

History

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Linnasenmäki, the remains of an Iron Age hillfort, are located in the southern part of Jämsänkoski near the paper mill. The area may have had Stone Age settlement as well.[2]

Jämsänkoski was originally only the name of the rapids in the Jämsänjoki river. The area was originally a part of the Jämsä parish.

A sawmill has existed by the rapids since the 1790s.[3] Paper production started in 1888, when Elieser Johansson and Per Benjamin Köhlin established a cellulose factory in the area. The settlement of Jämsänkoski grew around the factories. Jämsänkoski got its own parish in 1925 and became a separate municipality in 1926.[4] The Jämsänkoski church was built in 1935.[5]

The municipality of Koskenpää was consolidated with Jämsänkoski in 1969. Jämsänkoski became a town in 1986. In 2009, Jämsänkoski became a part of Jämsä once again.

Economy

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The paper mill owned by UPM Kymmene is the largest employer of Jämsänkoski.

Twinnings

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References

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  1. ^ "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2008". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Kulttuuriympäristön palveluikkuna". kyppi.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Introduction". museo24.fi. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 116. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "Jämsänkosken kirkko - Jämsän seurakunta". jamsanseurakunta.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved August 21, 2022.
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