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Vaajakoski in the region of Province of Western Finland is a town in Finland - some 148 mi or ( 239 km ) North of Helsinki , the country's capital city .
Current time in Vaajakoski is now 04:21 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tallinn, Vihtia, Vihtavuori, Vihtalahti, and Vaajakoski. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tallinn . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Vaajakoski ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Finnish Intercity passed Vaajakoski railway bridge.
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Museum train trip Kannonkoski-Jyväskylä, Finland, Aug. 28, 2010, part 10
The train in Kangasvuori tunnel. The tunnel was built in 1964 and is 2734 meters long. Too bad the battery in my camera did not last to the end of the tunnel. ..
Heavy rain in Jyväskylä
Warning: this is a very boring video. It's raining in Jyväskylä. You can also hear thunder at some point. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Vaajakoski
Vaajakoski is a district of Jyväskylä, Finland 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.
Located at 62.25 25.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Vaajakoski-Jyskä
Vaajakoski-Jyskä is a ward of Jyväskylä, Finland. It is located seven kilometres from the city centre on both sides of Vaajavirta river on the Northern end of lake Päijänne and on the Western end of Lake Leppävesi. As of July 2011 the population of Vaajakoski-Jyskä was 14.588. In spoken language the name Vaajakoski is used to describe big parts of Vaajakoski-Jyskä ward. The Vaajakoski-Jyskä ward is divided into 12 different neighbourhoods.
Located at 62.25 25.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Leppävesi
Leppävesi is the 65th (63.59 km²) largest lake of Finland in municipalities Jyväskylä, Laukaa and Toivakka. It flows to Päijänne via Vaajavirta. It's part of Keitele Canal, waterway connecting Lake Keitele and Päijänne. National road 9 and Pieksämäki–Jyväskylä railway cross it.
Located at 62.25 25.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Kanavuori
Kanavuori is a district, a hill and a nature reserve in Jyväskylä, Finland. It is a part of Vaajakoski-Jyskä ward. It is located at around 10 kilometres from the city centre on the shores of Vaajavirta river between lake Päijänne and lake Leppävesi. There were 738 inhabitants in Kanavuori as of 31 December 2007.
Located at 62.23 25.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Kuokkala, Jyväskylä
Kuokkala is a ward of Jyväskylä, Finland. It contains six districts: Ristonmaa, Kuokkala, Kuokkalanpelto, Ristikivi, Nenäinniemi and Hämeenlahti. As of July 2012, 17.270 people live in Kuokkala. The Kuokkala ward is separated from the Jyväskylä city centre by the Lake Jyväsjärvi and is joined to Lutakko by the Kuokkala Bridge. Additionally, it is delimited by the National road 9 on the west, lake Päijänne on the east and the south, and the Äijälänsalmi strait between the two lakes.
Located at 62.22 25.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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