Viitaniemi Throwing Area

Viitaniemi Throwing Area is a pitch in Jyväskylä, Central Finland. Viitaniemi Throwing Area is situated nearby to the pitch Jousiammunta, as well as near the forest Rantametsä.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Harju Stadium and Viitatorni.

Harju Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Harjun stadion is an athletics and football stadium in Jyväskylä, Finland. It is the home stadium of a local football club JJK that currently plays in Ykkönen. The stadium holds 5,000 spectators and was opened in 1926. Harju Stadium is situated 1 km southeast of Viitaniemi Throwing Area.

Viitatorni

Apartment building

Photo: Ilrepo, Public domain.

Viitatorni is an apartment building, which is situated 310 metres east of Viitaniemi Throwing Area.

LähiTapiola-areena

Stadium

Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

LähiTapiola is an arena in Jyväskylä, Finland. It is primarily used for ice hockey, and is the home arena of JYP and JYP-Akatemia. The arena originally opened in 1982 and was then known as Jyväskylän jäähalli. LähiTapiola-areena is situated 1¼ km south of Viitaniemi Throwing Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nisula and Kortesuo.

Nisula

Suburb

Photo: Kulmalukko, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Nisula is a suburb.

Kortesuo

Neighborhood

Photo: FinCorleone, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kortesuo is a neighborhood.

Viitaniemi

Neighborhood

Photo: Yaamboo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Viitaniemi is a neighborhood in the Nisula district of Jyväskylä, Finland. It was built during 1959–1964. In 1962, the landmark of the suburb, Viitatorni designed by Alvar Aalto, was built. Viitaniemi is considered to be an architecturally significant area.

Viitaniemi Throwing Area

Type: Pitch
Categories: athletics, recreation area, and sports location
Location: Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Central Finland, Finnish Lakeland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

62.24945° or 62° 14′ 58″ north

Longitude

25.72694° or 25° 43′ 37″ east

Open location code

9GJ76PXG+QQ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 14207942530

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=pitch

OpenStreetMap feature

sport=athletics

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Jousiammunta and Rantametsä.

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