Lievestuore

Lievestuore
Urban area
Lievestuore railway station.
Lievestuore
Location in Central Finland
Coordinates: 62°15′45″N 26°12′14″E / 62.2625°N 26.2039°E / 62.2625; 26.2039
Country Finland
RegionCentral Finland
Sub-regionJyväskylä sub-region
MunicipalityLaukaa
Population
 (2020-12-31)
 • Total
2,369
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Lievestuore is an urban area (taajama) in Laukaa, Finland, located in the southeastern part of the municipality on the southern shore of lake Lievestuoreenjärvi. It is the third largest urban area and the most industrialized area in Laukaa. The Finnish national road 9 passes through Lievestuore and connects it to Jyväskylä, the distance between the two being 27 kilometres (17 mi).

At the end of 2020, Lievestuore had a population of 2,369 people, of whom 1,954 lived in central Lievestuore and 734 in the surrounding areas. Most houses in Lievestuore are detached houses or terraces, with a few apartments in the central area.

Lievestuoreen sellutehdas, a cellulose factory existed between 1927–1985.