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Tikkakoski

Tikkakoski
District of Jyväskylä
Tikkakoski Secondary School
Tikkakoski Secondary School
Country  Finland
Province Western Finland
Region Central Finland
Sub-region Jyväskylä sub-region
City Jyväskylä
Ward Tikkakoski-Nyrölä
Population (2010)
 • Total 6,000
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 41160 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.

The Jyväskylä Airport, Aviation Museum of Central Finland, and a Finnish Air Force base, with the FAF Headquarters, the Finnish Air Force Academy, and the C4I Materiel Command, are all located in Tikkakoski.

Vampire fighter jet in the Aviation Museum of Central Finland

A view of the Jyväskylä Airport

Jyväskylä Airport Terminal in Tikkakoski

Oy Tikkakoski Ab gun factory in the 1930s

Gourdou-Leseurre fighter aircraft in the Aviation Museum of Central Finland

Coordinates: 62°24′N 025°38′E / 62.400°N 25.633°E / 62.400; 25.633



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