Säynätsalo
Former Municipality
Säynätsalon kunta
Säynätsalo kommun
Säynätsalo Town Hall by architect Alvar Aalto
Säynätsalo Town Hall by architect Alvar Aalto
Coat of arms of Säynätsalo
Coat of arms
Location of Säynätsalo in Finland
Location of Säynätsalo in Finland
Coordinates: 62°08.3′N 025°46.9′E / 62.1383°N 25.7817°E / 62.1383; 25.7817
CountryFinland
RegionCentral Finland
Sub-regionJyväskylä sub-region
Founded1924
Consolidated1993
Area
[1]
 • Total9.0 km2 (3.5 sq mi)
Population
 (November 2010)
 • Total3,340
 • Density370/km2 (960/sq mi)
 • Metro density371/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Säynätsalo is a former municipality in Finland and a part of Jyväskylä. As of November 2010 its population was 3,340. Säynätsalo municipality consisted of islands of Säynätsalo and Lehtisaari and also a part of Muuratsalo island. All of the islands are located on the Lake Päijänne. Also a small slice of land on the continent was part of the municipality.

Säynätsalo is famous for Säynätsalo Town Hall.

Name

The name Säynätsalo originally referred to the main island, which gets its name from säynäs meaning "ide" and salo meaning "island". Another municipality named after the ide was Säyneinen in Northern Savonia.

History

The island of Säynätsalo was first mentioned in 1782 as Säynet Salo. At this time, it was an uninhabited island within the parish of Jämsä. The Korpilahti parish, including Säynätsalo, was split off from Jämsä in 1861.[2]

The businessman Johan Parviainen bought the island in 1897 and built a sawmill there in the next year. Later in 1914, he built a plywood factory.[3]

The municipality of Muurame split off from Korpilahti in 1921. The idea of a separate Säynätsalo municipality appeared in 1922 and the island became its own municipality in 1924. Lehtisaari and the northern part of Muuratsalo were added to it in 1935. More land on Muuratsalo was transferred from Muurame to Säynätsalo in 1960 and later in 1980.

Säynätsalo became a part of the town of Jyväskylä in 1993.

References

  1. ↑ "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2008" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 178+278+437. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Jyväskylän kaupunki: Säynätsalo: Lyhyt historia". jyvaskyla.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on February 12, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
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