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Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta
Jyväskylän maalaiskunta ( sv, Jyväskylä landskommun), 'The Rural Municipality of Jyväskylä' is a List of former municipalities of Finland, former municipality of Finland. Together with Korpilahti, Jyväskylän maalaiskunta was consolidated with Jyväskylä on 1 January 2009. It was the last municipality to carry the name maalaiskunta. Jyväskylän maalaiskunta had three population centres: Vaajakoski, Tikkakoski and Palokka. Jyväskylä Airport in Tikkakoski used to be one of the busiest in Finland. Jyväskylän maalaiskunta was the second biggest municipality without the name ''kaupunki'' (city, town) in Finland (the largest being Nurmijärvi). It was the last municipality with the name ''maalaiskunta''. The last municipality mayor of Jyväskylän maalaiskunta was Arto Lepistö. Geography Distances *Helsinki 270 km *Kuopio 140 km *Lahti 170 km *Tampere 150 km Villages Prior to its consolidation into Jyväskylä in 2009, Jyväskylän maalaiskunta con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaajakoski
Vaajakoski is a district of Jyväskylä, Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ... and the centre of Vaajakoski-Jyskä ward. It is located seven kilometres from the city centre on the Northern end of lake Päijänne, where it is bordered by Jyskä to the west, Sulunperä and Kaunisharju to the north, Tölskä to the west and Haapaniemi to the south. As of January 2012 the population of Vaajakoski district was 1503. In spoken language the name Vaajakoski is used to describe big parts of Vaajakoski-Jyskä ward. Gallery File:Kakaravaara.JPG, Semi-detached houses of Kakaravaara in Northern Vaajakoski File:Vaajakosken koulu3.jpg, Vaajakoski Junior Highschool File:Vaajakosken kirkko 1.JPG, Interior of Vaajakoski Lutheran Church File:Baptist Church Vaajakoski.j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lahti
Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern end of lake Vesijärvi about north-east of the capital city Helsinki, south-west of the Heinola town and east of Hämeenlinna, the capital of the region of Tavastia Proper (Kanta-Häme). It is also situated at the intersection of Highway 4 (between Helsinki and Jyväskylä) and Highway 12 (between Tampere and Kouvola), which are the most significant main roads of Lahti. In English, the Finnish word Lahti literally means ''bay''. Lahti is also dubbed the "Chicago of Finland" due to the early industries of both cities, when they were known as " slaughterhouse cities".Lahti on Suomen Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perälä (Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta)
Perälä is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Helge Perälä (1915–2010), Finnish long-distance runner * Juho Perälä (1887–1938), Finnish farmer and politician * Kirsi Perälä Kirsi Helen (née Perälä, born May 6, 1982, in Forssa) is a Finnish cross-country skier who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 19th in the individual sprint event. Helen also finished 23rd in the sp ... (born 1982), Finnish cross-country skier {{DEFAULTSORT:Perala Finnish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyrölä
Nyrölä is a district and neighbourhood of Jyväskylä, Finland located from the city centre. An amateur astronomical observatory Nyrölä Observatory is located in Nyrölä. Mökkiperä Stage of Rally Finland is driven in Nyrölä. External links * Nyrölä Observatory Neighbourhoods of Jyväskylä {{WesternFinland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
