Wow! There is a lot to learn about Jyvaskyla!
Wikipedia had all of the following information.
Jyvaskyla is the only city in Central Finland and is the site of many education related firsts in Finland, it is known as a city of schools, the Athens of Finland, and has many buildings designed by Alvar Aalto. Relics from the Stone Age are found here and cultivation had already started 3500 years ago.
Kyla means village
jyvas has been associated with Taxus, a genus of yews, and the Old Prussian word Juwis. It has also been speculated that the word jyvas refers to the sun's reflection off the surface of the water.
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