Jyväskylä
Reaching Jyväskylä from London emits 57.6 kg CO₂e return by rail (37h 54m each way) against 491 kg by air — 9× the carbon. It averages 17.3 °C in July and -6.8 °C in January.
Jyväskylä is a lively university city and the capital of Central Finland. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0
When to go: Jyväskylä is warmest in July (17.3 °C), sunniest in June (15.4 h a day); coldest in January (-6.8 °C). Month by month
Getting there
| From | Distance | By rail | Rail time | By air | Air time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 1,651 km | 48.7 kg | 33h 54m | 415 kg | 5h 42m |
| Barcelona | 2,794 km | 82.5 kg | 43h 42m | 703 kg | 7h 12m |
| Berlin | 1,304 km | 38.5 kg | 28h 24m | 328 kg | 5h 12m |
| Birmingham | 1,957 km | 70.6 kg | 40h 36m | 492 kg | 6h 6m |
| Bristol | 2,072 km | 71.3 kg | 40h 54m | 521 kg | 6h 18m |
| Brussels | 1,806 km | 53.3 kg | 34h 12m | 454 kg | 5h 54m |
| Cardiff | 2,098 km | 74.5 kg | 41h 12m | 528 kg | 6h 18m |
| Copenhagen | 1,046 km | 30.9 kg | 20h 18m | 263 kg | 4h 54m |
| Dublin | 2,108 km | — | — | 530 kg | 6h 18m |
| Edinburgh | 1,774 km | 101 kg | 43h 36m | 446 kg | 5h 54m |
| Frankfurt | 1,701 km | 50.2 kg | 30h 48m | 428 kg | 5h 48m |
| Glasgow | 1,834 km | 102 kg | 43h 48m | 461 kg | 5h 54m |
| Leeds | 1,840 km | 79.4 kg | 41h 30m | 463 kg | 6h |
| Lisbon | 3,514 km | 104 kg | 61h 12m | 884 kg | 8h 12m |
| Liverpool | 1,939 km | 80.6 kg | 41h 30m | 488 kg | 6h 6m |
| London | 1,950 km | 57.6 kg | 37h 54m | 491 kg | 6h 6m |
| Madrid | 3,118 km | 92.0 kg | 47h 18m | 784 kg | 7h 42m |
| Manchester | 1,897 km | 78.6 kg | 41h 24m | 477 kg | 6h |
| Milan | 2,144 km | 63.3 kg | 41h 12m | 539 kg | 6h 24m |
| Munich | 1,798 km | 53.1 kg | 33h 18m | 452 kg | 5h 54m |
| Newcastle | 1,759 km | 89.5 kg | 42h 6m | 443 kg | 5h 48m |
| Nottingham | 1,884 km | 71.6 kg | 41h | 474 kg | 6h |
| Oslo | 844 km | 24.9 kg | 20h 54m | 212 kg | 4h 36m |
| Paris | 2,070 km | 61.1 kg | 35h 36m | 521 kg | 6h 18m |
| Prague | 1,517 km | 44.8 kg | 34h 48m | 382 kg | 5h 30m |
| Rome | 2,425 km | 71.6 kg | 45h 12m | 610 kg | 6h 42m |
| Sheffield | 1,867 km | 75.8 kg | 41h 18m | 470 kg | 6h |
| Southampton | 2,060 km | 66.5 kg | 40h 36m | 518 kg | 6h 12m |
| Stockholm | 526 km | 15.5 kg | 14h 24m | 132 kg | 4h 12m |
| Vienna | 1,665 km | 49.1 kg | 36h 36m | 419 kg | 5h 42m |
| Warsaw | 1,148 km | 33.9 kg | 28h 30m | 289 kg | 5h |
| Zurich | 1,973 km | 58.2 kg | 36h 48m | 496 kg | 6h 6m |
The year in Jyväskylä
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp °C | -6.8 | -5.2 | -2.6 | 1.5 | 11.1 | 16.2 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 13.6 | 4.2 | -1.1 | -4.8 |
| Sun h/day | 1.4 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 12.0 | 10.7 | 7.3 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Rain mm/day | 1.7 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
When to go
Jyväskylä is warmest in July at 17.3 °C but brightest in June, averaging 15.4 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at -6.8 °C.
Three months worth booking
The same year of measurements, decided rather than tabulated. Each opens the map below on dates in that month.
How busy it gets
Keski-Suomi records 3.6 overnight stays per resident a year (976,120 nights in 2025). Comparatively quiet by European standards.
Eurostat, nights spent at tourist accommodation by NUTS 3 region, against resident population. Shown for context only — it plays no part in which destinations appear or in what order. Eurostat does not cover the United Kingdom after 2016, nor North Africa or the Levant at all, so this figure is absent for roughly a third of the destinations here.
Where to stay in Jyväskylä
Places to stay in Jyväskylä, Finland, on a live map. Prices and availability come from Stay22 and its booking partners.
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Distances are great-circle. Rail assumes international rail at 0.01135 kg CO₂e per passenger-km with a 1.3× track detour allowance; flights use 0.12576 kg per passenger-km including radiative forcing. Journey times are modelled, not timetabled. Full method.