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Record birdsong with a popular app and help science – one hundred point count stations around the city in Jyväskylä

Kvik kvik, tsirp tsirp and ti-ti-tyy – now you no longer have to guess which bird species it is, as the artificial intelligence of the mobile application recognizes bird species! By making a recording, you can also help science. During the spring, a hundred point counting sites for migratory birds have been set up in the City of Jyväskylä area, where anyone can record birdsong and make their recordings available to researchers. This is the Migratory Bird Spring application developed by the University of Jyväskylä, and this year it will be used to create a point count network together with the City of Helsinki and Metsähallitus National Parks.

In Jyväskylä, point count sites can be found near residential areas 

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A blackbird sits on a tree branch. Image Ari Lehtiö

FISU network empowers projects

The Finnish Sustainable Communities FISU network actively collaborates on projects enhancing resource wisdom. The member municipalities FISU municipalities planned a joint project and shared experiences during the spring meeting of the network

FISU's network’s members met in Lahti in March to discuss good practices related to resource wisdom management and monitoring indicators, among oth

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People standing on stairs.

City of Jyväskylä, TGR-WRT, and Toyota Mobility Foundation sign an LOI for future collaboration towards a carbon neutral society

The City of Jyväskylä, TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team (TGR-WRT) and Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF) have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) towards future collaboration, aiming to achieve a carbon neutral, sustainable and diversified society through community development in harmony with people and nature.

The purpose of the Letter of Intent is for the three parties to identify joint initiatives in the short and medium/long term that will contribute t

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Kuvassa vasemmalta oikealle: Shigeru Hayakawa, Deputy Chairman of Board Directors of TMF, Akio Toyoda, Chairman of Board Directors of TMF, Timo Koivisto, Mayor of Jyväskylä, Yuichiro Haruna, CEO of TGR-WRT. Image Jyväskylän kaupunki

Swimming Ban Lifted: Mattlanniemi Beach Welcomes Back Swimmers

The result of the Mattilanniemi beach swimming water samples taken on Tuesday, 20 June 2023, showed that the microbiological quality of the water now meets the requirements. The swimming ban issued to Mattilanniemi beach on Monday, 19 June 2023, is lifted. Now the beach is in normal use again.

The water quality of the swimming beach is monitored with samples. Feeding the birds in the beach area is prohibited.

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Mattilanniemen uimaranta. Image Jyväskylän kaupunki

Call for artists 2024

The annual call for artist and groups is open to all artists and artist groups in Finland and abroad. Artists can propose light artwork of different sizes and styles as part of the light festival, which will be held September 26th to 28th. The call for works is open from February 3rd to March 17th. Artist selections will be made in the spring, and all applicants will be contacted by June 17th.

City of Light 2024 Application form

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Valon kaupunki 2023 teoskollaasi. Image Elisa Hillgen