Kuokkala

Kuokkala is a ward of , . It contains six districts: Ristonmaa, Kuokkala, Kuokkalanpelto, Ristikivi, Nenäinniemi and Hämeenlahti. As of December 2023, 18,256 people live in Kuokkala.
Wikipedia
Photo: Toniht, Public domain.
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: ward of Jyväskylä, Finland
  • Also known as: “Kuokkala, Jyväskylä”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kuokkala Church and Alvar Aalto Museum.

Church
Photo: A333, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Museum
Photo: Yaamboo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a museum operating in two cities, and , in two locations each, dedicated to architect and designer Alvar Aalto. All four locations are open to the public. They are:…

Bridge
Photo: Toniht, Public domain.
is a bridge in , over the lake . When the city of Jyväskylä expanded into Kuokkala, the eastern part of the town, it was deemed necessary to link the city centre to the new neighbourhood through a new bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tikka and Kuokkala.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Suburb
Photo: Tumi-1983, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a ward of , . It contains six districts: Ristonmaa, , Kuokkalanpelto, Ristikivi, Nenäinniemi and Hämeenlahti. As of December 2023, 18,256 people live in .

Suburb
Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Kuokkala

Latitude
62.22308° or 62° 13′ 23″ north
Longitude
25.7583° or 25° 45′ 30″ east
Elevation
92 metres (302 feet)
Open location code
9GJ76QF5+68
Geo­Names ID
6692036
Wiki­data ID
Q6445239
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Esperanto to Swedish—“Kuokkala” goes by many names.
  • Esperanto: “Kuokkala”
  • Finnish: “Kuokkala”
  • French: “Kuokkala”
  • German: “Kuokkala”
  • Russian: “Куоккала”
  • Swedish: “Kuokkala”
  • “Kuokkala”
  • “Kuokkala (Jyväskylä)”

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kuokkala”. Photo: Toniht, Public domain.