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]
Vaajakoski | |
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District | |
 A view from Naissaari in Vaajakoski | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Province | Western Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Jyväskylä sub-region |
| City | Jyväskylä |
| Ward | Vaajakoski-Jyskä |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 1,503[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+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.
Gallery
Semi-detached houses of Kakaravaara in Northern Vaajakoski
Vaajakoski Junior Highschool
Interior of Vaajakoski Lutheran Church
Wesmanninmäki
A street view to Haapatie
References
External links
Media related to Vaajakoski at Wikimedia Commons- Wessmanni, a local Newspaper in Vaajakoski (in Finnish)
62°14′54″N 25°52′16″E / 62.24833°N 25.87111°E