Nyrölä (historically known as Soukkajärvi) is a village and district of Jyväskylä, Finland located 25–28 kilometres (16–17 mi) from the city centre, near the border with Petäjävesi and Uurainen. Prior to 2009, it was one of the villages of Jyväskylän maalaiskunta, a former municipality of Finland. On 31 December 2021, the statistical area of Nyrölä had a population of 282. Nyrölä Observatory, an amateur astronomical observatory, is located in Nyrölä. Mökkiperä Stage of Rally Finland is driven in Nyrölä. Before being settled, the area of Soukkajärvi was used as hunting grounds, though the exact owners of the area are unknown. Based on a court document describing the borders of hunting grounds around modern Vesanka from 1530, it appears to have belonged to some farms in Pälkäne. In 1565, Soukkajärvi was settled by Paavali Rahikainen, who was likely from Pellosniemi (around modern Mikkeli), establishing his farm by the lake Iso-Soukka. The farm was divided into two in 1570. For an unknown reason, the surname of the Rahikainen family living in both farms changed to Nyrönen in 1579, after which the older farm came to be known as Nyrölä, eventually displacing Soukkajärvi as the village's name. More information...
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