Jyväskylä

An anti-LGBT graffiti last week next to a school in Kerava. Photo: Foreigner.fi

Finland

PRIDE WEEK

Young man beats several people at LGBT party in Jyväskylä

The Nomad Today 7/5/21

This is the second incident involving violence or threats against the LGBT community recorded in Finland during the celebration of Pride 2021

Finland

OUTBREAK

440 children and daycare staff infected with salmonella in Jyväskylä

The Nomad Today 6/30/21

The cause of the outbreak is Swedish lettuce included in a salad served for lunch on 18 June, city authorities say

Jyvaskyla police station. Image: Google Maps.

Finland

EXPLOSIVES

Man caught with dynamite to "blow up" Jyväskylä police station

The Nomad Today 4/17/21

Inside his car, the police found several sticks of dynamite to which detonators had been attached.

Finland

ACCIDENT IN JYVÄSKYLÄ

Two adolescents died after their motorcycle collided with a car

The Nomad Today 11/15/20

Superintendent Timo Hänninen of the Central Finland Police Department told newspaper Keskisuomalainen that the motocross bike was unregistered and did not have lights.

Tourism

TRAVEL

Finnair to cut flights to five Finnish cities in March

The Nomad Today 9/17/20

A working group of the Ministry of Transport and Communications has proposed that the state buy the air traffic to the airports of Kokkola, Joensuu, Kajaani, Jyväskylä and Kemi until the end of…