Joutsa is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. Jyväskylä is located about north of the Joutsa municipality. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality of Leivonmäki was consolidated with Joutsa on January 1, 2008. Sahti culture in Joutsa is known by Joutsan sahti. Geography Neighbouring municipalities: Hartola, Hirvensalmi, Jyväskylä, Kangasniemi, Luhanka, Pertunmaa and Toivakka. There are all together 192 lakes in Joutsa. The biggest lakes are Puula, Suontee and Jääsjärvi. Leivonmäki National Park is located in Joutsa. At area is swamps, beaches and forest in esker. Villages Havumäki Kivisuo Kälä Laitjärvi Lapinkylä Leivonmäki Marjotaipale Pärnämäki Ruokoranta Ruorasmäki Rutalahti Savenaho Selänpohja Taka-Ikola Tammilahti Tolvasniemi Vehmaa Media Newspapers: Joutsan seutu is published in Joutsa and Luhanka. Itä-Häme Twinnings Tähtvere Parish, Estonia Finspång, Sweden References External links Municipality of Joutsa – Official website, finnish