Job opportunities for adults, solid foundations for children's dreams

The city of Äänekoski is currently attracting investments and the number of jobs is growing significantly. Families moving to the area want to be served as well as possible with, for example, high-quality early childhood education services, new school facilities and a versatile range of hobbies.
The city of Äänekoski has recently received many happy news about new investments, which include, for example, the construction of Metsä Group's new Kerto® LVL factory and Valtra's investments. With these, new investments have also been seen from the side of commercial operators.
The increasing number of jobs in the area also means migration to Äänekoski and the need to serve the employees' families as well as possible. Äänekoski has made a conscious decision to invest, for example, in early childhood education and schools. As a result, Äänekoski was also chosen as the early childhood education municipality of the year last year.
- Teaching and education services are our natural trump card. We have not only two modern co-educational schools but also several village schools, begins the tourism & marketing expert of the city of Äänekoski Milla Hytönen.
According to Hytönen, we also want to invest in children's comfort through new ideas. For example, a theme park has been built in the city according to children's wishes, in Suolahti school children are delighted by a school dog and in Sumiais a school pony, which can be used to practice emotional skills. It is also important that leisure time and hobby opportunities are widely available. The spectrum of sports is huge, and the city wants to make sure that even juniors can practice at reasonable times. In terms of culture, you can enjoy dance and theater in the city, for example.
Study offer meets needs Äänekoski aims to offer more and more versatile study paths, some of which have also been developed to meet the talent needs of local companies. At the same time, local education increases students' commitment to the locality in the future.
- From the city's side, we are happy that, for example, there is a lot of enthusiasm for studying in the field of early childhood education. Training collaborations with large companies such as Metsä Group and Valtra also guarantee investments in the right things locally, says Äänekoski city's vitality director Sari Åkerlund.
Safe living close to everything
The city's high-quality and affordable lots enable residents to live in their own way. This fall, a completely new residential area south of Äänekoski is also coming up for sale. In the residential area of Muhluniemi, you can enjoy the peace of nature along with good transport links. There are also private beach plots for sale.
The city of Äänekoski is running a plot campaign, during which scattered plots in other areas are sold at half price.
- The biggest attractive factors of Äänekoski's residential areas are fast transport connections to the workplace, to hobby opportunities and the county center, the peace of nature and affordable prices. Here, everything is available nearby and quickly, Åkerlund sums up.
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The article was published in Uutismedia's publications in August 2024.
News published, modified 19.8.2024 at 16:04