Korkeakoski (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkorkeɑˌkoski]) is a village and administrative center of the Juupajoki municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland. It has a population of 822.[1] It is located along Highway 58 between Orivesi and Kärsämäki, and the Tampere–Haapamäki railway runs through its center.

In Korkeakoski there is a municipal hall, a health center, a school for grades 3-9[2] and a Sale grocery store.[3] Finland's first mechanized shoe factory called Wallenius Wapriikki, founded by Edward Wallenius in 1898, is also located in Korkeakoski.[4]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Taajamat väkiluvun ja väestöntiheyden mukaan 31.12.2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved August 14, 2022.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Juupajoen kylät (in Finnish)
  3. ^ Sale Korkeakoski (in Finnish)
  4. ^ Walleniuksen Wapriikki (in Finnish)
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korkeakoski
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