Mäki-Matti
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Mäki-Matti | |
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District of Jyväskylä | |
 View from tower Vesilinna to Mäki-Matti. | |
| Coordinates: 62°14′34″N 25°43′47″E / 62.2428°N 25.7296°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Province | Western Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Jyväskylä sub-region |
| City | Jyväskylä |
| Ward | Kantakaupunki |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 4,677 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 40700 JYVÄSKYLÄ |
Mäki-Matti is a district and a statistical area of Jyväskylä, Finland and a part of the Kantakaupunki ward.[2][3] The statistical area contains the Nousukatu, Hippos, Rautpohja, Kyllö and Syrjälä subareas.[3] Mäki-Matti has several services such as schools, a convenience store, a pub and a R-Kioski shop. The oldest family park of Finland is also located in the district.[2]
Mäki-Matti is the first suburb of Jyväskylä to be merged into the city, which was done in 1914.[4]
Mäki-Matti is named after a tenant farmer named Matti Matinpoika (fl. 1806-1865), whose tenure farm was split from the Syrjälä/Taavettila farm. A hill in the area was given the name Mäki-Matin mäki after Matti and his home. Eventually the name was given to the community that had developed in the area.[5]
Osuuskauppa Mäki-Matti was founded in 1905. It was one of the first cooperative shops in Finland. Mäki-Matti was transferred from Jyväskylän maalaiskunta to Jyväskylä in 1908.[5]
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