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3 Editorial

4 Why Jämsä?

5 Jämsek Helps Enterprises to Develop

6 Inspiring Business Environment

8 Myllymäki II

9 Intersection Hw-9/24

10 Himos – All Year Round Holiday Resort

12 Construction of Holiday Houses at Himos

14 Remarkable Spa Project at Himos

16 Living in Jämsä

19 Remote Work in Jämsä

20 Recreational Possibilities in Jämsä

21 Versatile Educational Services

22 Jämsä – the City of the Future

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Jämsä leans firmly on forestry, aviation, and tourism. The leaders of the entrepreneurship of Jämsä; the paper mills of UPM, the aviation group of Patria, and the Holiday Resort of Himos are widely known, both nationally and internationally. Jämsä is logistically located within good transport connections, at the crossroads of highways 9 and 24; and the railway traffic is quite busy to the North and South. Approximately 10 million people live within the scope of 400 km from Jämsä, Saint Petersburg included. In order to meet the demands of entrepreneurs, a new business park has been prepared on the Myllymäki II site. In addition, the surroundings of crossroads between the highways to Jyväskylä, Tampere, and Lahti, offer a great place for trade. The 3.6 million passing vehicles on the highways present significant potential. Himos is one of the most popular all year round holiday resorts in Finland and owing to the current spa and recreational investments, it will continue to grow and develop

even more. The surroundings of Jämsä present plenty of good choices for housing. Among other things, in the vicinity of Himos, on the shore of Lake Päijänne, a new holiday village is been zoned, Päijänranta, which merges holiday and permanent housing. The possibilities for education are diverse in the region. The vocational college of Jämsä, and the high schools and universities of Tampere and Jyväskylä assure skilled labour. World-class knowledge and skills, strong en-trepreneurship among small and medium-sized firms, good recreational settings, and a good location into the bargain – these are the elements of Jämsä. Feel free to contact us, so that we can further discuss the possibilities that Jämsä region can offer you for entrepreneurial activities, as a living environment, and for holiday or recreational needs.

Ulla HaggrénChief ExecutiveJämsek Ltd.

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Jämsä in a Nutshell

Central position and

good transport

connections

Competitive cost level

Welcoming, comfortable, affordable,

and peaceful environment

to live

Diverse supply of business premises and plots

Excellent possibilities for various leisure activities and

recreation

Enormous amount of versatile events all

year round

All services in close

proximity

Population (2014) 21,824Population density 13.9 residents per km²Surface area 1,824.1 km²Land area 1,571.4 km²Inland water 252.7 km²

Largest EmployersThe City Administration of Jämsä, UPM Corporation, Patria Aviation, Jokilaakso Health, Jämsä Health, Hi-mos Holiday Resort, Jämsä College, Elonen Ltd., Genencor International Ltd., Jyki Ltd.

Economic Structure (2012)Jobs in primary production 4.1 %Jobs in processing industry 35.3 %Jobs in service sector 59.4 %Jobs in other fields 1.1 %Companies in total (2012) 1,401 units

Jämsä, the southernmost city of Central Finland, is located at the crossroads of highways 9 and 24. All trains between Tampere and Jyväskylä stop at Jämsä.

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Jämsek Helps Enterprises to Develop Jämsek Ltd is the development company of Jämsä, which offers various business services in the region and contributes devel-opment projects. The company is owned by the City of Jämsä.

Jämsek Relocation ServicesJämsek helps relocating businesses to settle down to Jämsä as fast and easy as possible. We offer professional and flexible services, tailored to the needs of our client companies, which enables them to move or expand their businesses to Jämsä and gain a good start for a successful business story. When needed, we will build up individual service paths, in cooperation with the city administration, investors, the labour office TE Office, and educational establishments. With the help of our wide cooperation networks, we will collect and provide useful information, which will make the decision making easier for the seekers of new business locations.Our services are totally free-of-charge for local companies and com-panies, who are planning to start their business in Jämsä.

The Relocation Services help you to:• prepare a development plan• find new premises or a plot• get acquainted with the city and its surroundings• find a skilled workforce• resolve staff education needs• seek subcontractors and partners• find suitable financing channels• find beneficial networks.

Jämsä Business Estate Company Offers Space-Arrangements for Your NeedsThe commercial real estate company of Jämsä City, Jämsä Business Estate Company Ltd. (Jämsän Yrityskiinteistöt Oy) works in cooperation with Jämsek Ltd and offers entrepreneurs versatile solutions for permanent and temporary business space. In general, the existing real estates consist of office premises and industrial space. The Business Estate Company rents premises for companies through various agree-ments. If you are in need of business premises, it is worthwhile for you to find out about various possibilities for renting and redeeming existing busi-ness premises, or obtaining a new building, which could be constructed according to your needs. A good economic environment and our versatile services help doing business and create a positive business image. At the moment, several significant employers of the region operate in facilities that the real estate company has built for them. With our help, the companies can target their resources towards their main business activities and concentrate on creating new jobs.

Read more about the services of Jämsek and Jämsä Business Estate Company www.jamsek.fi

Jämsek Services

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• Options for business

premises

• Investment and

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• Relocation services

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usiness case I Patria AviationYBPatria Group is a trusted producer of lifetime supporting systems and technology solutions in the defence, safety and aviation industries. All together, Patria provides jobs for 2 900 skilled workers, 900 of which work in Jämsä. In Jämsä, Patria of-fers lifetime supporting systems for aircrafts and helicopters, mainly for the Finnish Defence Forces. Their expertise covers the assembly,

maintenance, and modifications of air planes and helicopters, including the supply of demanding systems and de-vices. In addition, Patria designs and manufactures demanding composite structures for air crafts and space ships in Jämsä.

Photo: Patria Aviation

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Room for New Entrepreneurs

usiness case IFinnish Cheese CompanyB

The Finnish Cheese Company (Joki-laakson Juusto Oy), located in Jämsä, is the only producer of gourmet cheese spreads in Finland. The vari-ety of products also includes grated cheese, sliced cheese, and special fla-voured cheese. The managing director of the company, Esa Luomanperä, reveals that the company has operat-ed in Jämsä since 2003. He considers that the benefits of Jämsä are its cen-tral location, good transport connec-tions, and the warm atmosphere of

The main industries of Jämsä are the wood-processing industry and closely related forestry services and sub-contracting industries, including the aviation and tourism industries. Many top specialists are working in Jämsä. For instance, here you can find the UPM Jämsä River Mills, which manufacture quality print paper and special papers for global markets. These factories form a unity, which is one of the largest in Europe.

The wood processing subcontractors are mainly members of the metal and mechanical industries. In this field, the largest employers in Jämsä are Terässaari Ltd, Jyki Ltd, MKH Press Ltd, and Jokilaakson Asen-nusyhtymä (River Valley Installation Group). Jyki Ltd, which is located in Längelmäki, is the leading manufac-turer of timber trailers in the North-ern Countries. Nisula Forest Ltd, on its behalf, is oriented in the design, development, and manufacturing of forestry equipment and devices.

The possibilities for companies to grow and develop significantly depend on the surrounding economic environment. The lively and developing Jämsä is a good place to live and do business. Besides its central location in Finland, the benefits of this city, with a little less than 22,000 residents, are flexible services and at a low cost level, among others.

In Jämsä, there is also an interna-tional corporation for the defence, safety and aviation industries, Patria Aviation, which is one of the lead-ing producers of lifetime supporting systems for aircraft and helicopters in Europe. Their services cover main-tenance, repair, and modification services for the body, engine, and devices, including pilot education. In addition, Patria designs and manu-factures demanding structures from composites for aircrafts and space objects in Jämsä. The company is actively involved in the development programmes for new composite technologies.

Himos Holiday Resort is the most popular tourist centre in Southern Finland. In Finland, Himos has be-come the most significant holiday resort that is not located in Lapland. In Jämsä, you can find success stories from several other fields as well!

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the town. “The packaging of cheese began in Finland in the 1960’s. We continue this tradition. We have had good employees. We work in a build-ing which is owned by the city, and from the very beginning, our coopera-tion with the city has been excellent.” Luomanperä warmly recommends Jämsä to other enterprises, as well.“In particular, we would like to have stock services for food products. Our own storehouses will soon become too small.

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Myllymäki II• A business area ready for construction 16 ha• Plots 31 units• Surface areas 2,000 - 18,000 m²• Price per square meter 5 €/m²• Permitted building volume 1,200 - 4,900 sq.m in total

• The municipal engineering is ready

yllymäki IIA Quality Business Park for Industrial Needs

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A new business area has been pre-pared in Jämsä for the needs of industry and technical services. The Business Park Myllymäki II is located besides the old industrial area, Myl-lymäki I, in Jämsänkoski. The location of the area is excellent, considering the large scale industry. The road to Mänttä begins right beside the area, and the distance to Highways 9 and 24 is only 7 km. The heavy road transport drives through the old and new Myllymäki business areas. The railway connection, on the other hand, enables even larger deliveries.

31 plots lie ready to be built on the area of 16 hectares. The surfaces vary from 2 000 to 18 000 square meters. The plot area can be tailored, accord-ing to each company’s needs. All the municipal engineering works are done; the roads are paved, water and sew-age systems have been installed, and the street lighting is ready. You can begin construction works, even with a fast schedule. The ground is flat, sandy soil, so that it is easy to lay founda-tions on and build any constructions.

The Myllymäki II territory fits best for businesses, which will not need large outdoor stockpiling, as the goal is to maintain the parklike landscape of the territory. Every other year, the forestry and machinery trade fair FinnMETKO is held on and around the Myllymäki II territory. From this point of view, this territory will be perfect for companies, which have something to do with forestry or wood process-ing, such as, harvesting and logging technologies, related manufacturing, maintenance, service, bioenergy, or others.

The Old and New Meet in MyllymäkiThe traditional industrial area Myl-lymäki I consists of several companies from the metal industry, maintenance, service, transport, forestry and con-struction fields. Among others, you can find Thyssen Krupp and the paper mills of UPM Jämsänkoski in the area. This industrial cluster, numbering over 50 companies, UPM included, provides jobs to over 700 people.

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The crossroad of highways to Tam-pere and Lahti is the liveliest place for trade in Jämsä. The territory already consists of two service stations, fast food restaurants, a hotel and a caf-eteria. After the construction works of a Tokmanni department store will be completed, the ensemble of ser-vices in the area will become more representative. However, only a small portion of the business opportunities have been exploited. The territory still offers splendid places for trade.

The crossroads territory serves both pass-by traffic and customers from Jämsä. The area would be most suitable for outlet shops, restaurant services, department stores, shop-ping centres, and specialized stores oriented towards motorists. The area is perfect for companies seeking good visibility. This junction of significant highways is also excellent for compa-nies who are looking for good logistic connections. As the industrial plots are totally ready, the construction works can start easily.

Great Opportunity for Trade at the Crossroads of Highways 9/24

3.6 Million Vehicles a YearThese traffic volumes enable profitable commercial activitiesOn the highway Jyväskylä–Tampere (Hw-9), the measured traffic volume is an average 6,000–6,900 cars per day, and from Lahti, Hw-24 — 3,300

*Source: Finnish Transport Agency, traffic volumes

Jämsek Ltd.Business Service

Manager Marko Leppänen + 358 40 747 7719

Jämsek Ltd.Business Service

Manager Joonas Nurminen + 358 40 778 9512

Jämsä CityProperty Engineer

Heli Anttila +358 40 752 1901

www.jamsaan.fi www.jamsaan.fi www.jamsa.fi

Additional information: Jämsek Ltd. Plot reservations: Jämsä City

cars per day.* On average, every day around 10,000 vehicles drive through the crossroads of Jämsä.

During summer months, the traffic raises significantly due to the festivals of Himos, as over 150,000 customers visit the city.

Jämsek offers consultation and help in performing investment calculations, getting funding for new premises and machinery procurements, and other ques-tions that arise. You can also inform Jämsek about your need for new premises.

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• Surface area of the plots 6,800 – 8,900 m²• Permitted building volume 2,700 – 3,500 m² in total• A possibility to rent or cash in the plots

The Plots at Crossroads

Himos

Jyväskylä 55 km

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• The municipal engineering is ready • The water and drain pipes are already assembled to the edge of the plot.

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– All Year Round Holiday Resort

Additional information www.himos.fi I www.himoslomat.fi I www.himosmajoitus.fi I www.himosresort.fi

Himos

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Downhill Skiing for 30 Years Within just 8 kilometres from the services of the centre of Jämsä lies the Holiday Centre Himos, which has offered tourism services since 1984. Over the past 30 years, the centre has grown and become an all year round, international tourism destination and an excellent environment for organiz-ing large events. On the Himosvuori hills, you can find the largest and most versatile downhill skiing slopes of Southern and Central Finland with up to 21 ski runs. The slopes repre-sent both easy and challenging rides for both snowboarders and skiers. The winter programme of Himos also includes snowmobile riding, dog sleigh rides, cross country skiing, after ski, and party weekends at Himos Arena night club.

Tourism All Year RoundAt the moment, the Himos Holiday Re-sort is able to accommodate, roughly, 4,000 tourists. There are many res-

taurants and diverse activity services. The estimated amount of tourists is about 400,000 visitors, one day visitors included. The greatest sum-mer events are Himos Juhannus rock festival, a Finnish pop music festival Iskelmä, a rock festival Jysäri, and a hip-hop festival Pipefest. Over the past couple of years, the amount of summer visitors at Himos has reached around 115,000 clients. According to the development plans, in the near future, a spa hotel and approximately 200 new holiday dwellings will be built in the area.

Golf on the Pay & Play PrincipleThe full-scale 18-hole golf course of Himos, opened in summer 2013, at-tracts players from all over Finland. Himos Golf is one of the rare Finnish resort courses, which, in addition to golf, provides accommodation and full scale entertainment. The golf course and the surrounding future golf village will have a significant relevance on the development of the area.

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Over the years, HimosLomat Group has grown and expanded enormously. In almost 30 years, it has become a remarkable company offering holiday services all year round. Now their future seems even brighter, as some substantial investments are been made in the tourism industry at Hi-mos.

The operation of the companies of the HimosLomat group include a rental agency of holiday dwellings, mainte-nance and cleaning services, several restaurants, Himos Arena nightclub with a stage for artists, Himos Festival which organizes festivals, and Himos Safaris which provides activity services and weekly programmes. In addition, the company is a stockholder of the Himos Golf company. The latest invest-ment of HimosLomat makes them one of the owners of the future Himos Spa.

The company rents out around 400 holiday cottages, which is as much ac-commodation capacity as in the centre of Jyväskylä. HimosLomat has almost 80 employees all year round, and even more during the summer season. Their turnover is over 20 million euros.

The chief executive of HimosLomat, Tiina Mäntyharju, looks towards the future with pleasure.– The investments made at Himos are greater than in any other Finnish

resorts at the moment, she states.Even now, there are several large projects taking place. The two years old golf course is starting to find its players. Another major investment is the starting spa project, which will increase the demand on holiday dwell-ings and other services.– Every time a Holiday Club builds a spa somewhere, it means enormous growth to the other companies in the area as well. I would assume that the next 10 years will a period of clear growth for us, Mäntyharju considers.

Recently, HimosLomat has invested in Himos Park, developing it to be fit for organizing large events. Now it provides various events and festivals from May to Sep-tember, even on a weekly basis. The largest and probably best known event is the Himos Ju-hannus Festival (Midsummer Fes-tival), which gath-ered up to 44,000 visitors during summer 2015.

Mäntyharju strongly believes that the investments will bear fruit to entre-preneurs, both in Himos and in the entire Jämsä. According to a customer satisfaction survey which the entrepre-neurs of Himos ordered, during the winter season 2012-2013, the clients of Himos used, on average, 164 euros per family, in order to buy services in the centre of Jämsä.

Tiina Mäntyharju has no doubts about the success factors of the company:

– Himos is located in the centre of Finland. It is a short way to travel, practically from any part of Finland. In addition, Himos is located right beside the Highway-9, and close to the railway station of Jämsä,

which makes it easy to come here. It is easy to have a vacation in Himos: you can reach the services from your holiday cottage by foot.

The Forecast of HimosLomat: the Next 10 Years will be Clear Growth

”The current investments made at Himos are greater than at any other Finnish resorts at the present time.

- Tiina Mäntyharju

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Downhill skiing, snowboarding, cross country skiing, tour skating, ice fishing, snowmobiling, dog sleigh rides etc.

In summer:

Thinking About Building Your Own Holiday Property?

imoslehtelä, Your Dreams Come True

Himoslehtelä is a beautiful area with land plots for holiday dwellings be-tween the holiday villages Himosranta and Honkaranta, on the opposite beach from the Northern Himos ski slopes. It is close to the services and recreational activities of Himos, but in its own privacy, in pure nature. There-fore, Himoslehtelä is highly suited for active holiday makers seeking more peaceful holiday surroundings. The distance to the slopes and to the cen-

tre of Himos can be covered by car in 10 minutes. The municipal engineer-ing, roads, and parcelled sites are all ready, so that you can start building very quickly.The Himos Holiday Resort offers plenty of activities, recreation, and versatile events all year round! During the summer, the festivals invite over 100,000 guests per year. At the end of the summer, the thrilling hillside itinerary of Neste Oil Rally is driven

Facts about Himoslehtelä• 33 plots for holiday properties• 847 – 1,047 m²• permitted building volume 127 - 247 m²• prices beginning at €38,100 + costs for establishing the boundaries + costs for joining the water and sewage system of Himos-Infra Ltd.

on the slopes of Himos.

The magnificent landscapes of Himos, on the slopes and around the water systems, are unforgettable. Welcome to enjoy your holiday in beautiful sceneries of Himos!

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In winter:

Reserve a plot: Property Engineer Heli Anttila Tel. +358 40 752 1901

Recreational Tips from the Old Jämsä Chap:

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Golf, sailing, mountain biking, hiking, paddling, Frisbee-golf, fishing etc.

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model during the construction works enables the usage of a house for multiple purposes, depending on the current situation in life. For instance, during working age, the house can be used as a holiday home, but later during pension times, it can become a permanent dwelling. Modern tech-nology makes it possible to work remotely, whilst enjoying the peace and beautiful scenery of Päijänranta, in the middle of an inspiring environ-ment.

PThe detailed town plan of Päijänranta will be carried out in three phases. During the first phase, a marina build-ing and the surrounding facilities with docks will be built, including infra-structure for holiday and permanent housing sites, ten of which will have their own private beaches.

The first step towards realizing this onshore development is to remove the existing road, so that the construction plans can be carried out.

- a New Way of Living

• 56 plots for holiday and permanent housing, ten of which with a private beach. Holiday and residential plots need to be developed, according to the demands of permanent housing. • Päijänranta is located within good road connections, in the vicinity of the services of the Himos Holiday Resort, on the shore of Lake Päijänne.

A new, high quality holiday village, along with a marina, Päijänranta, will be built on the shores of Lake Päi-jänne, in the Eastern part of Himos. This holiday housing territory will join the lakeside of Päijänne with the holiday centre of Himos, and broaden its holiday possibilities even further. The marina of Päijänranta will mix quality holiday housing together with permanent housing and small scale accommodation business. Taking into consideration the life cycle

Facts about the first phase of Päijänranta:

Build Up Your Own Story in Päijänranta.

Golf, sailing, mountain biking, hiking, paddling, Frisbee-golf, fishing etc.

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A Letter of Intent was signed on May 12th 2015 on major investments in Himos by Lemminkäinen, Holiday Club Resorts Ltd., and HimosLomat Group. This agreement starts the construction preparations for the spa, a hotel, and new holiday housing on the territory between the Himos Arena and the Himos Center buildings. The investment of this first phase will be about 30 million euros, as the whole project will cost over 50 million euros.

Huge Effect on Jämsä by the ProjectThe construction works will involve, directly and indirectly, over 100 people for a couple of years. Directly, the project will create new permanent jobs in Jämsä for 50 to 60 man-years, and, indirectly, almost the same amount.Holiday Club wants to build a versatile, entertaining high-quality resort spa at Himos, measuring approximately 3,000 square meters. The spa hotel will have around 120 rooms. In addition, about 200 new holiday apartments will be constructed in phases around the spa hotel.

“We believe that due to its location and versatility, Himos will become one of the most significant holiday destinations in Finland. Holiday Club has plenty of experience on how the construction of a spa and other recreational objects has increased the interest in the whole resort. Therefore, we believe that this project will start several other investments and bring growth in commercial activities at Himos. They will produce more income to the city of Jämsä and create new jobs”, the director of Holiday Club Resorts Ltd., Tapio Anttila states.

A Spa Project at Himos for Over 50 Million Euros

We believe that due to its location and versatility, Himos will become one of the most significant holiday destinations in Finland.” - Tapio Anttila

Source: Press releases from May 26th 2015, Holiday Club Resort Ltd., Lemminkäinen Finnish Housing Development, HimosLomat Group, Jämsä City

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A Spa Project at Himos for Over 50 Million Euros

The Project Increases the Attractiveness of Himos

Many participants, such as Lemminkäinen, sees Himos as a growing and developing holiday centre, because it has such good factors for success: the central location of the territory, excellent ski slopes, large events all year round, great investments in Himos Park, and a full scale golf course, which are the true strengths of Himos. Year after year, the fame of Himos as an all year holiday resort has increased among people.

“During the last few years, we have invested over seven million euros in the year-round services of Himos. The spa with all its services will increase the attractiveness of Himos even more. The future location of the spa is excellent, as you can find within walking distance the ski slopes, Himos Arena, Himos Park with all its events, the golf course, and even the services of the meeting centre School”, rejoices the chairman of the board, Hannu Haljala, from the HimosLomat company group, which owns the land plot of the spa.

Himos annually hosts 200,000 accommodation nights on average. The number of day visitors at the resort is also remarkable, as tourists enjoy the services on the slopes, at Himos Arena parties, and various other service points and events. During the winter, the accommodation volume is higher than during the summer.

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The City Administration of Jämsä has plenty of vacant plots with field, forest, or lakeside views, including some vacant plots on existing single-family housing areas. In general, the plots are located in residential areas or close to them, so that all services are within walking or a short driving distance. Most of the plots are con-nected to public utility services.

The plots at Haavisto and Kippari of-fer the most peaceful environment. Haavisto is surrounded with beauti-ful dry pine forest. In summer, you

our Own House?

The plot prices and rents can be found on the official website of the town: www.jamsa.fi.

can go swimming in Lake Kankaris-vesi from Varpaisniemi beach, and in winter, the lakeside offers a nice surface for skiing. Haavisto has good communications to the centre of Jämsänkoski. Shops, schools, day care centres, and nursery schools are within a 15 minutes drive.

Peaceful countryside sceneries can be found besides Lake Längelmävesi and in the centre of Länkipohja village, besides Highway-9, where we have vacant plots for both single family and medium density housing, all equipped with public utility services. The basic services include a primary school, a grocery shop, a library, and a pharma-cy, among others. The boat harbour is being developed. The main goal is to make the environment more attractive for tourists and local residents.

The plots that are located in Halli are all within the centre. The services include both lower and upper compre-

hensive school levels, grocery stores, a pharmacy, and a library, among oth-ers. The settlement of Halli is located 25 km from the centre of Jämsä, on the shore of Lake Eväjärvi. The plots can be reserved without any fees, which gives you enough time to plan and design your very own dream house. During the reservation period, you can decide whether you will rent the plot or purchase it. The plot prices vary according to the location and territory.

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Jaatilanrinne is an idyllic and beautifully built residential area, which is located near the diverse recreational area of Pukinvuori. The versatile topography of Jaatilanrinne enables a wide variety of structural engineering conceptions. The territory is located in peaceful surroundings, about 2.5 kilometres from the centre of Jämsä with its services, schools, and day care centres. Jaatilanrinne is perfect for families with small children!

Welcome to See the Idyllic Surroundings of Jaatilanrinne!The City of Jämsä offers affordable, parcelled plots with municipal engineering and public roads. You can start building very fast.

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Facts:• Plot surfaces 1,040 – 1,454 m² • Basic prices 5,200 – 7, 270 EUR + parcelling and municipal engineering costs• Permitted building volumes 208 - 291 m² in total• The plots are either sold or rented.

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Besides numerous small lakes, there are two large water basins in Jämsä: Lake Päijänne and Lake Längelmävesi. As the longest lake of Finland, Lake Päijänne splits Southern Finland in half and reaches all the way up from Lahti to Jyväskylä. The River Jämsänjoki flows through the town centre, creating not only

a fine river passage, but beautiful recreational areas and great fishing conditions. In Jämsänkoski district, during the re-leases, the river pours down in mag-nificent rapids and dives under the paper mills. The landscape around the shores of Lake Kankarisvesi is simply breathtaking. There is a natural sand

In Särkijärvi, the pure nature is very close. The landscape is very beautiful, peaceful, and the terrain is diverse. Families with small children will particularly appreciate Särkijärvi as a cosy and safe residential district. Right next to the area, you can find the recre-ational routes and ski tracks of Pukinvuori, and together with the public beach, they create fantastic conditions for outdoor recreation. The extensive services of the town centre of Jämsä, including schools and day care centres, are within only 2-3 kilometres.

Welcome to See the Idyllic Surroundings of Särkijärvi!The City of Jämsä offers affordable, parcelled plots with municipal engineering and public roads. You can start building very fast.

In Jämsä You Will Live

Between Lakes and Riversbeach at Varpaisniemi, in Haavisto village. This long and narrow Lake Kankarisvesi is part of the picturesque Canoeing Route of Wanha Witonen, which flows from Petäjävesi to Lake Päijänne. There is plenty of settlement along the way. Visitors at Himos Holiday Resort can-not miss Lake Patalahti. In summer, you can row, paddle, and fish on the lake. In winter, the ice surface offers plenty of delightful possibilities for fun: tour skating and ice swimming, for instance.

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Facts• Plot surfaces 1,330 – 1,702 m²• Basic prices 6,345 - 8,510 EUR + parcelling and municipal engineering costs • Permitted building volumes 317 - 426 m² in total• The plots are either sold or rented.

Two plots with a private beach line:• Plot surface 2,117 - 2,138 m²• Sale prices 43,017.44 – 43,444.60 EUR + parcelling and municipal engineering costs • Permitted building volumes 529 - 534 m² in total

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Jan-Henrik Merihonka, from Jämsän-koski, made a long trip around the world before he came back home. The United States, Russia, Helsinki, and Tampere could not offer this fa-ther what he wanted for his children:

– We wanted colours, water, and clean air. Not just a plain concrete desert. We also fell in love with the simple way of moving around: shop-ping with parking lots close by, no waiting at traffic lights.

Mr. Merihonka works as a technical writer in the medical industry. His employer is a company from Kem-pele, Innokas Medical, and Merihonka works in their office at Helsinki. Nevertheless, he lives in Jämsänkoski, as he is a remote worker.– My work is hi-tech, from Jämsä, Merihonka laughs.He writes handbooks and service manuals in English for a patient monitoring display used in hospitals. – Actually, the books are ready now, and my work is mostly involved updating

Hi-tech as Remote Work at Jämsä

and maintaining the instructions. The work is very accurate, as the terminol-ogy and the required content is very strictly regulated. The manuals need to be universally applicable, but at the same time, tailored to the needs of a particular customer.– On my typical workday, I take my little son to daycare and then log into my computer. I eat lunch when I re-member. At the end of the day, I bring my child home, and my wife comes back from her work. The working hours bank is a flexible system, and, therefore, I can arrange my working time to fit project work, Merihonka explains. – I go to Kempele once or twice a year, and approximately once a

month, I need to visit Helsinki. Those times, I prefer to travel on the Pen-dolino train, which stops at Jämsä. I board at 5.50 am and arrive in Hel-sinki at 8.30 am. I leave the office at 5 pm and get home to Jämsänkoski by 7.30 pm. Whilst on the train, I can conveniently use some of the time working.

I think that in the future, work could be done remotely much more often, as projects - at least some of it, Mr. Merihonka considers.– Of course, it demands a good internal infrastructure from the com-pany, so that the bits will travel freely between a home and the office. The tasks must be thoroughly planned, as well. But, most of all, it requires a cer-tain attitude from both the employer and the employee.

– The employer must trust his/her subordinates. The personality also affects the working abilities. Some people like to work alone, while oth-ers need a more social environment. Working at home requires learning a new way to keep oneself sharp, in order to separate work hours from lei-sure time. Of course, one has to learn to pull oneself together as one would do in the office, Merihonka notes.

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uitable Hobbies for Everyone

Versatile services, beautiful nature, and a diverse range of various hob-bies ensure that people like to live in Jämsä.

Jämsä has also fine offerings for culture lovers. Among others, there is a music institute, several choirs, orchestras, amateur theatres, and art societies in town. Almost every week, the movie theatre Kinotar shows several premiers of Finland, and the repertory includes opera and ballet recordings from the most famous estrades. There are art exhibitions all year round, particularly, in the gal-leries of Kivipankki and Veli Ähtävä. In the summer, a felt exhibition, an

Senvironmental art exhibition, Pikku Galleria (Tiny Gallery), and other smaller exhibitions enrich the supply of cultural activities.

Excellent Possibilities for Physical ExerciseHimos offers downhill skiers and snowboarders the greatest, longest, and most versatile slopes of Southern and Central Finland. In total, you can find around 200 km of cross country ski tracks in versatile and wonderful terrains. Other places to keep yourself in good shape are numerous: from swimming halls to gyms, and from ice halls to sports fields. There are

approximately 150 sports clubs in the town, offering various activities for ordinary fitness enthusiasts and active sportsmen. Lake Päijänne, the wonderful sand beaches of Lake Kankarisvesi, rapids, and numerous small lakes enable all kinds of water adventures. The 75 kilometres long Canoeing Route of Wanha Witonen from Petäjävesi to Jämsä is very popular among pad-dlers.In the National Park of Isojärvi, you can hike a day trip or stay overnight in the bosom of nature. You can find multiple alternatives for backpacking or orienteering from the vast network of footpaths.

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Environment for Learning

The Vocational College of Jämsä (JAO) is a multidisciplinary education institution, which offers vocational education at basic, postgraduate, and supplementary levels. It offers education and development services for individuals, business companies, and organizations. The College works in close association with working life, for instance, during the planning and realization of adult education. Work-ers’ skills can be improved by adult education through short term courses or with long term education, aiming for a professional degree, alterna-tively, further training can be offered for the entire personnel at once. JAO offers education in social wel-fare and health care, tourism, hotel, restaurant, and catering businesses, logistics, forestry, and gardening, in addition to construction, electrical en-gineering, and data communications.

Professional Education for Sports Men The sports training of the Vocational College of Jämsä offers full scale qual-ity training for persons devoted in mo-tocross, Enduro, cross-country skiing, athletics, or volleyball, among others, enabling them to become top athletes in their sports. In Jämsä, you can also find excellent tracks for motor sports, especially built for professional train-ing. Young athletes study on the basic courses of the vocational college or in the upper secondary school of Jämsä.

The Jyväskylä University of Applied SciencesThe Jyväskylä University of Applied Science (JAMK) offers university level education for business and public

organizations.The JAMK operates in the region, creating active partnerships and strengthening client and network relationships.

Other Educational ServicesIn the Workers’ Institute of Jämsä,

annually, there are over 300 courses of art, languages, physical educa-tion, dance, and other subjects. The Musical Institute of the Jämsä River Valley introduces the secrets of music and strongly supports goal-oriented musical activities.The Christian Folk High School is a boarding school that offers both general and professional education.

V ersatile Educational Services

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The Future

and the library could become a tri-angle of events in the city.– We need to ensure that the grocery shops will remain in the centre, in-stead of trickling towards the highway crossroads area, Stenlund adds.

We need to perceive and value the beautiful River Jämsänjoki and its har-bour more, as the river flows through the city centre as an aorta through the heart.– For example, it would be nice to have a restaurant by the river, Sten-lund visions.Mr. Stenlund likes jogging, and he thinks that the riverside of the River Jämsänjoki is a remarkable common recreational area in the city. There-fore, Mr. Stenlund has a vision of a recreational route that follows the banks of the river. His view is to cre-ate a united network of pedestrian and bicycle ways on both sides of the river.– The River Jämsänjoki has a strong position in the city, and the welfare and vitality of the river are very important to the citizens, Stenlund captures.

The City Centre Becomes a Living Core of the HeartThe area town plan of the Jämsä city forms a heart, which unites the popu-lation centre of Jämsänkoski, Seppola, the nuclear centre of Jämsä, and the holiday centre of Himos. – Our goal is to build these areas up and join them together in order to create a more united band of urbanized area, Kari Stenlund, the urban designer of Jämsä City, explains.The area town plan observes the future of these structural areas at least up to the year 2030, probably even up to the year 2040. In the middle of the heart formation is a lively city centre, and Mr. Stenlund has a strong vision for its development.– This area town plan and the surveys we make would increase the permit-ted building volume in the town cen-tre, and aim at boosting the construc-tion of higher buildings in the centre.

In Jämsä, a significant growth centre is, of course, the holiday resort of Himos, but the vision of Mr. Stenlund is to enforce the core centre of Jämsä, Seppola, to become a strong and lively city.– Our aim is to build a comfortable, compact, and city-like town centre for our residents, he states.– With the help of the heart model, we can build a functional city centre

and put all small details in place, so that the residents will enjoy them-selves and the centre will become lively and inviting.

According to Mr. Stenlund, this goal can be reached by developing the Seppola district in a controlled way. The construction works in the very centre should be oriented upwards. One remarkable mark in the developing core centre could be a new library building:– The future library should be a beautiful and time-resistant building, which, preferably, would function perfectly, even after a hundred years. The territory between the river harbour, the market square,

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Distances to Jämsä

• Helsinki 220 km• Tampere 90 km• Turku 250 km• Jyväskylä 55 km• Oulu 395 km• Vaasa 270 km• Lahti 115 km• Kuopio 200 km• Imatra 300 km• Lappeenranta 260 km• St. Petersburg 450 km

Airports

• Tampere 100 km• Jyväskylä 80 km www.finavia.fi

Train Connections

Helsinki, Tampere, Jyväskylä, www.vr.fi

Bus Connections

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