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. [2]

This article is about the official district of Jyväskylä. For the whole Vaajakoski region, see Vaajakoski-Jyskä.
Vaajakoski
District of Jyväskylä
A view from Naissaari in Vaajakoski
Country Finland
ProvinceWestern Finland
RegionCentral Finland
Sub-regionJyväskylä sub-region
CityJyväskylä
WardVaajakoski-Jyskä
Population
 (2012)
 • Total1,503[1]
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
40800 VAAJAKOSKI

In spoken language the name Vaajakoski is used to describe big parts of Vaajakoski-Jyskä ward.

  • Semi-detached houses of Kakaravaara in Northern Vaajakoski
  • Vaajakoski Junior Highschool
  • Interior of Vaajakoski Lutheran Church
  • Vaajakoski Baptist Church
  • Wesmanninmäki
  • A street view to Haapatie

References
  1. "Vaajakoski". City of Jyväskylä. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
  2. "Tietoja Jyväskylästä suuralueittain". Tietoja Jyväskylästä suuralueittain. City of Jyväskylä. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2012.


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