Laukaa
Laukaa is a municipality of 19,000 people in Central Finland. Saraakallio, the largest Stone Age rock painting site of Fennoscandia is located in Laukaa. The oldest paintings are about 6,600 years old.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vuojärvi and Viertola.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kuusa.
Kuusa
Village
Photo: Jukka Kemppinen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kuusa, also known as Kuusaa, is a village in Laukaa, Finland, located 6 km north of the municipal administrative center. The village is centered around the Kuusaankoski rapids between the lakes Vatianjärvi and Saraavesi and the Kuusa lock of the Keitele Canal. Kuusa is situated 6 km northwest of Laukaa.
Laukaa
- Type: Locality with 18,800 residents
- Also known as: “410”
- Location: Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finnish Lakeland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
62.4167° or 62° 25′ northLongitude
26° eastPopulation
18,800Elevation
113 metres (371 feet)Open location code
9GJ8C282+M2GeoNames ID
648739
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In Other Languages
From Finnish to Swedish—“Laukaa” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Laukaa”
- Finnish: “Laukaan Kunta”
- Norwegian: “Laukas”
- Swedish: “Laukas”
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Notable Places Nearby
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