Muurame municipality is located 16km south-west from Jyväskylä city in central Finland. The muurame city itself is located between two lakes, Lake Päijäne and Lake Muuratjärvi. These two lakes are connected to each others via River Muurame. River Muurame streams through city area of Muurame.

Muurame has population around 8000 people. Church of Muurame is Alvar Aalto's design.