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Kuokkala is a ward of Jyväskylä, Finland. It contains six districts: Ristonmaa, Kuokkala, Kuokkalanpelto, Ristikivi, Nenäinniemi and Hämeenlahti.[2] As of July 2012, 17,270 people live in Kuokkala.[3]

Kuokkala
Ward of Jyväskylä
Kuokkala Bridge connects the district to the downtown
Country	Finland
Province	Western Finland
Region	Central Finland
Sub-region	Jyväskylä sub-region
City	Jyväskylä
Ward	Kuokkala
Area [1]
• Total	1,200 ha (3,000 acres)
Population  (2012)
• Total	17,000
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	40520 JYVÄSKYLÄ

The Kuokkala ward is separated from the Jyväskylä city centre by the Lake Jyväsjärvi and is joined to Lutakko by the Kuokkala Bridge. Additionally, it is delimited by the National road 9 on the west, lake Päijänne on the east and the south, and the Äijälänsalmi strait between the two lakes.[2]

History

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Kuokkala was consolidated to Jyväskylä on 1 January 1965.[4] Before that it was a part of Jyväskylän maalaiskunta. Planning started in 1973.[4] The construction of residential buildings started in 1981.[5]

A housing fair was held in 1985 in Kuokkala, which received 200.000 visitors.[6]

The Kuokkala bridge was built between 1987 and 1989.[5]

Districts

Kuokkala

Kuokkala
District of Jyväskylä
Ainolanranta pictured from the Kuokkala Bridge
Country	Finland
Province	Western Finland
Region	Central Finland
Sub-region	Jyväskylä sub-region
City	Jyväskylä
Ward	Kuokkala
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	40520 JYVÄSKYLÄ

Kuokkala is one of the districts of Jyväskylä, Finland. It's a part of the Kuokkala ward.[7] The district is separated from the Jyväskylä downtown by the Lake Jyväsjärvi and is joined to Lutakko by the Kuokkala Bridge.[8] Kuokkalan keskusta, Ainolanranta, Suuruspää, Asuntomessualue, Kekkola, Tikka, Pohjanlampi, Keskinen are the subareas of Kuokkala.[7]

Kuokkala has several services such as a school, a health center, a convenience store and a church.

History

The construction of residential buildings in Kuokkala started in the 1980s.[8] The Kuokkala bridge was built in 1989.[9]

Ristikivi

Ristikivi
District of Jyväskylä
Country	Finland
Province	Western Finland
Region	Central Finland
Sub-region	Jyväskylä sub-region
City	Jyväskylä
Ward	Kuokkala
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	40520 JYVÄSKYLÄ

Ristikivi is a district of Jyväskylä, Finland.[10] It is located on a peninsula of the Lake Päijänne and is part of the ward of Kuokkala.[10] The buildings of Ristikivi are mostly row houses and single-family houses built in the 1980s.[11][10] There is a preschool located in the area.[12]

History

Ristikivi was originally the name of a farm in the area. It was first mentioned in 1816.[13]

Gallery

• 
  Silent footpaths of Sulkuranta allotment garden
• 
  Kuokkala Church
• 
  Houses in Ainolanranta
• 
  Kuokkala Bridge at night
• 
  A peaceful road on outskirts of Kuokkala
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  Apartment houses in Kuokkala
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  Tikka School
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  Ainolanranta
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  Kuokkala mall
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  An apartment building in Kuokkala
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  Ristikivi district
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  A house in the Kuokkalanpelto district

References

Literature

• Päivänsalo, Martti (31 December 1992). Kuokkala – Päijänteen helmi: Raportti Jyväskylän Kuokkalan kaupunginosan suunnittelusta ja rakentamisesta v. 1973–1991 (in Finnish). City of Jyväskylä. ISBN 951-9164-16-2.

External links

Media related to Kuokkala (area, Jyväskylä) at Wikimedia Commons

• Website of Kuokkala Inhabitant Association (in Finnish)
• Taikalamppu Day Care Centre in Kuokkala
• Peukkula Adventure Park

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