Central Finland
Map of Central Finland
040 km (25 mi)80 km (50 mi)120 km (75 mi)160 km (99 mi)
Height
66 m (217 ft), 75 m (246 ft), 150 m (492 ft), 200 m (656 ft), 250 m (820 ft), Max altitude 284 m (932 ft)Height from west to east in Central Finland (approximate)
Height from south to north in Central Finland (approximate)
1Kymi74 to 181 m2Paijanne74 m3Keitele84 m
Natural Earth · GEBCO 2026 Grid · Lakes: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, CC BY 4.0) · This product incorporates data from the GDW database © Global Dam Watch (2024) · Names: GeoNames (CC BY)
Basic Information
Capital City: Jyväskylä
Population: 273,731 (Wikidata, 2025)
Area: 19,012 km² / 7,341 sq mi
Created: 1994
Geography
Highest Elevation Point: Jänismäki (284 m)
Lowest point: Jyväsjärvi (66 m)
Borders
- South Savo — Southeast
- Central Ostrobothnia — Northwest
- Pirkanmaa — Southwest
- North Savo — Northeast
- North Ostrobothnia — North
- Päijät-Häme — South
- South Ostrobothnia — Northwest