Korkeakoski () is a village and

administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...

of the

Juupajoki Juupajoki is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of (), which makes it the smallest municipality in Pirkanmaa in terms of population. It covers an area of of which is water. The p ...

municipality in

Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaa (; sv, Birkaland; la, Birkaria, link=no), also known as ''Tampere Region'' in government documents, is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, South Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Päijät-Häme, Kanta-Häme and Sou ...

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. It has a population of 822. It is located along Highway 58 between

Orivesi Orivesi () is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is part of the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality official language is monoling ...

and

Kärsämäki Kärsämäki (; literally meaning "snout hill") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water ...

, and the Tampere–Haapamäki railway runs through its center. In Korkeakoski there is a

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, a

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, a

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for grades 3-9 and a Sale

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. Finland's first mechanized

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called ''Wallenius Wapriikki'', founded in 1898, is also located in Korkeakoski.Walleniuksen Wapriikki
(in Finnish)

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Korkeakoski
at Fonecta Villages in Finland {{WesternFinland-geo-stub

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