Tikkakoski

Tikkakoski is a northernmost residential area of Jyväskylä, Finland, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the city centre. It has a population of 6,000.[1]

For the firearms and sewing machine manufacturer, see Tikkakoski (company).
Tikkakoski
District of Jyväskylä
Tikkakoski Secondary School
Tikkakoski Secondary School
Country Finland
ProvinceWestern Finland
RegionCentral Finland
Sub-regionJyväskylä sub-region
CityJyväskylä
WardTikkakoski-Nyrölä
Population
 (2010)
 • Total6,000[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
41160 TIKKAKOSKI

Jyväskylä Airport, the Finnish Air Force Museum, and a Finnish Air Force base, with the FAF Headquarters, the Finnish Air Force Academy, Air Force Band, and the C4I Materiel Command, are all in Tikkakoski.[1]

  • A view of the Jyväskylä Airport
    A view of the Jyväskylä Airport
  • Jyväskylä Airport Terminal in Tikkakoski
    Jyväskylä Airport Terminal in Tikkakoski
  • Oy Tikkakoski Ab gun factory in the 1930s
    Oy Tikkakoski Ab gun factory in the 1930s
  • Gourdou-Leseurre fighter aircraft in the Aviation Museum of Central Finland
    Gourdou-Leseurre fighter aircraft in the Aviation Museum of Central Finland

References
  1. "Tikkakoski" (in Finnish). City of Jyväskylä. Archived from the original on 11 February 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2010.

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