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Tourula
Tourula is a district of Jyväskylä, Finland, and a part of the Kantakaupunki ward. It is located near downtown Jyväskylä and separated from it by the river Tourujoki. The district also includes the Kangas suburb. The official district of Tourula borders Lohikoski in the north, Kangasvuori in the northeast, Halssila in the east, Lutakko in the south, Puistola in the west and Taulumäki in the northwest. Tourula was a residential area for the working class, made of wooden single-family houses which were built in the 1910s and 1920s. The area was transferred from Jyväskylän maalaiskunta to Jyväskylä in 1941, and after that the wooden houses started to decay and they were torn down during the 1970s and 1980s. After that, the appearance of Tourula changed radically. History The Tourula farm was first mentioned in a land register from 1539, when it was one of five farms in the village of Jyväskylä. The farm may have been named after an older farm called ''Touru'', in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valtion Kivääritehdas
Valtion Kivääritehdas (VKT), ''State Rifle Factory'' in English, was a Finnish state-owned firearms manufacturer that existed independently in the Tourula district of Jyväskylä in Finland from 1926 to 1946. The first serial product in the factory was the Lahti-Saloranta M/26 light machine gun. Other military firearms included the Lahti L-35 pistol and the Lahti L-39 20 mm anti-tank rifle. During World War II, production was decentralized to Seppälänkangas depot and SOK-owned factories in Vaajakoski. After the war in 1946, VKT was consolidated into the government-owned ''Valtion metallitehtaat'' conglomerate that became Valmet in 1951 and the unit was named just Tourula factory. The factory still produced sport and hunting rifles, but the main focus shifted to building industrial machines and tractors. Finally, Valmet's Tourula factory was merged with SAKO Sako or SAKO may refer to: People with the surname * Bakary Sako (born 1988), French-born Malian footballer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kantakaupunki, Jyväskylä
Kantakaupunki is a ward of Jyväskylä, Finland. Over 25.000 people live in Kantakaupunki. Keskusta, Puistola Puistola ( sv, Parkstad; literally means "park town") is a northeastern part of Helsinki, Finland. It is located along the main railway (Helsinki–Hämeenlinna railway) about two kilometers south of Tikkurila (Vantaa) and about six kilometers no ..., Harju, Lutakko, Mattilanpelto, Mäki-Matti, Kukkumäki, Nisula, Taulumäki, Tourula and Mannila are districts of Kantakaupunki. Gallery File:Jyväskylä matkakeskus panorama 2010-04-16.jpg, Matkakeskus File:Jyväskylän matkakeskus 1.jpg, Railway Station Interior File:Jyvasjarvi.jpg, Kantakaupunki seen from Jyväsjärvi File:Innova in Jyväskylä.jpg, Innova Tower File:University of Jyväskylä main Building.jpg, University, Seminaarinmäki Campus File:Jyväskylä - church.jpg, Jyväskylä City Church and Church Park File:Jyvaskyla main street August 2006.jpg, Kauppakatu File:Jyväskylä - Agora 3.jpg, Agora Centr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Regions Of Finland
Finland is divided into 19 regions ( fi, maakunta; sv, landskap)., smn, eennâmkodde, and sms, mäddkåʹdd. The regions are governed by regional councils that serve as forums of cooperation for the Municipalities of Finland, municipalities of each region. The councils are composed of delegates from the municipal councils. The main tasks of regional councils are regional planning, development of enterprises, and education. Between 2004 and 2012 the regional council of Kainuu was elected via popular elections as part of an experimental regional administration. In 2022 new Wellbeing services counties of Finland, wellbeing services counties were established as part of a health care and social services reform. The wellbeing services counties follow the regional borders, and are governed by directly elected county councils. Åland One region, Åland, has a special status and has a much higher degree of autonomy than the others, with its own Parliament of Åland, Parliament and ... [...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] |
Sappi Limited
Sappi Limited, originally incorporated as ''South African Pulp and Paper Industries Limited'' in 1936, is a South African pulp and paper company with global operations. Products and operation South African Pulp and Paper Industries Limited was founded in 1936. The company is now known as Sappi and is headquartered in Johannesburg, It produces and sells commodity paper products, pulp, dissolving pulp, and forest and timber products for Southern Africa and export markets. In 2013, it was the world's largest producer of dissolving pulp. In 2003, Sappi announced that Andre Wagenaar had been appointed as the CEO of Sappi's Forest Products Division, with effect from 1 January 2004, when Dr John Job relinquished his responsibilities for the Southern African businesses. As of 1 July 2014, Steve Binnie became Sappi's Chief Executive Officer. His predecessor, Ralph Boettger, resigned for health reasons after serving as CEO from 2007 to 2014. In July 2019, Michael G. Haws was appoin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palokka
Palokka is a district of Jyväskylä and the largest area by population in the Palokka-Puuppola ward. Prior to 2009, it was a part of Jyväskylän maalaiskunta. The greater Palokka area has a population of ~14000. Palokka is approximately 5 km to the north of central Jyväskylä. The national road 4 goes through Palokka. Palokka is one of the fastest-growing parts of Jyväskylä. Geography Residential areas Officially, Palokka includes the following residential areas: The exact borders of Palokka are not well-defined. More commonly Palokka refers to the urbanized area and does not include the settlements on its outskirts, such as Saarenmaa. Lakes Palokka is located by the Alvajärvi and Palokkajärvi. The river Pappilanjoki connects the two lakes. The river Karjujoki connects Tyyppälänjärvi to Palokkajärvi. History Name The name ''Palokka'' refers to slash-and-burn agriculture (''palaa'' = to burn). Similar toponyms exist elsewhere in Finland, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jyväsjärvi
Lake Jyväsjärvi () is a lake situated in the centre of Jyväskylä in Finland. The lake can be also considered as the Northern end of Lake Päijänne. Parts of Jyväsjärvi have been filled many times to gain more land for the enlarging city of Jyväskylä. Mattilanniemi and Ylistö, two campuses of the University of Jyväskylä are situated on the Southern shores of the lake. Two bridges are crossing the lake connecting Ylistönrinne and Kuokkala neighbourhoods to the city centre. The harbour of Jyväskylä is situated next to the Kuokkala bridge. During winter seasons a three kilometres long ice skating track is created on the surface of the lake. There is also a path, popular among pedestrians, cyclists, joggers and rollerbladers, going around the lake. See also * Päijänne * Jyväskylä Jyväskylä () is a city and municipality in Finland in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland. It is located about 150 km north-east from Tampere, the third largest city in Finl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huhtasuo
Huhtasuo is one of the districts of Jyväskylä, Finland. It is located about 3–8 kilometers from the city center to the northeast. Kangaslampi (Jyväskylä), Kangaslampi, Sulku, Varikko, Huhtakeskus and Kaakkolampi are subareas of the district. Along with the Kangasvuori, Kangasvuori district, Huhtasuo district is a part of the Huhtasuo (ward), Huhtasuo ward. Huhtasuo is a multicultural area, and has big number of immigrants compared to the other areas in Jyväskylä. The population of Huhtasuo was 4,542 in 2020. Huhtasuo has many services, such as a library, a health center, a church, a school, a convenience store and a grocery store. Most of the houses in Huhtasuo are apartment buildings that were built in the 1970s and 1980s. There are also row houses and single-family houses in the area. Gallery File:Huhtakeskus.jpg, Huhtakeskus mall File:Sale Huhtasuo.jpg, A Sale store in Huhtakeskus File:Kangaslampi Huhtasuo.jpg, Apartment buildings in Kangaslampi File:Jyväskylä - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
