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[[File:Jyväskylä-Finland_panorama1.JPG{{Infobox Location|leftcountry = Finland|thumb|View to the [[Jyväskylä]] Centrum from sight-tower of Harju.]]map = <map lat='62.23399603631972' lng='25.73864501953125' zoom='1210' view='03' float/> <!-- To find out coordinates, try osm.org?q=City and click on 'Share' (the square with an arrow on the right' height) -->|state ='350' width|pop ='400'<!-- see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City -->|plate = |motorways = }}[[File:Jyväskylä-Finland_panorama1.JPG|right|thumb|View of [[Jyväskylä]] from the harju observation tower.]]'''Jyväskylä''' is a city located in Central [[Finland]], 147 km from [[Tampere]] and 270 km from [[Helsinki]]. There are so many students living in Jyväskylä (a third of the total population), leading to some people call calling Jyväskylä the "[[Athens]] of Finland". The city may be easy to hitch in or out or not, depending on your luck.

=== South-west towards [[Tampere]], [[Turku]] {{Vfi|9}} {{E|63}} or west towards [[Keuruu]] {{Vfi|23}} ===There's a pretty [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4&sll=61.498023,23.764859&sspn=1.10885,3.534851&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4,+Finland&ll=62.232295,25.735946&spn=0.008457,0.027616&z=16&layer=c&cbll=62.232233,25.73425&panoid=780NvKt-r4IwSf2DBzGK8w&cbp=12,307.61,,0,-3.46 good hh-spot] just next to the university's campus called Mattilanniemi. '''Coming from the center:''' follow the street called '''Kauppakatu''' (the name changes into '''Seminaarinkatu''' and then to '''Alvar Aallon katu'''). Turn left to '''Kramsunkatu'''. There's a bridge for pedestrians over '''Rantaväylä''' to the university campus. Don't cross the bridge but go down the small hill to the "shoulder", the side of the road, of Rantaväylä. Walk a bit closer to the traffic lights.

=== East toward There's a [[Varkaus]]https://www.google.com/maps/@62.2322331,25.7342647,3a,75y,307.61h, [[Kuopio93.46t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s780NvKt-r4IwSf2DBzGK8w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 pretty good hitch-hiking spot]] {{E|63}}just next to the university's campus called Mattilanniemi. '''Coming from the centre:''' follow the street called '''Kauppakatu''' (the name changes into '''Seminaarinkatu''' and then to '''Alvar Aallon katu'''). Turn left to '''Kramsunkatu'''. There's a bridge for pedestrians over '''Rantaväylä''' to the university campus. Don't cross the bridge but go down the small hill to the "shoulder", South towards [[Heinola]]the side of the road, [[Lahti]] {{E|75}} ===of Rantaväylä. Walk a bit closer to the traffic lights.

The intersection Another option for hitchhiking east or south is located east of to take bus 14 or 21 to Muurame; the city in the suburb ticket costs 4,70€ ''(bus information accurate as of VaajakoskiAugust 2015)''. Take bus number 3 from Matkakeskus in the city center until ramp to the Vaajakoski ABC petrol station main road (the bus ticket will be around 2€9, E63). At the petrol station , walk less than 1 km in direction Jyväskylä until you can ask drivers or (much faster) thumb directly on the road. There's ll see a gas station, in front of it there is a nice bus stop if you're going with a huge space to Kuopiopull over, and cars go slow because of speed limit.__TOC__

If you are going south=== West towards [[Keuruu]], [[Parkano]] {{Vfi|23}} ===For west towards Keuruu it might be smarter to follow the train tracks west to Keuruuntie. Soon after Länsi-Päijänteentie road there's not so much space for a car to pull over, but hitchhike right next to the roundabout where cars are going slowly and someone will bus stop. Don't accept a lift only to LevonmäkiHowever, as it's not there are many bus stops along the road with easy access to hitch further from therewest or north west.

== Free hotspots ==East towards [[File:P8230246.JPG|thumb|240px|right|Hitchhiking to JyväskyläPieksämäki]] * , [[http://vakiopaine.net/ Baari VakiopaineVarkaus]] Kauppakatu 6* , North-east towards [http://www.sohwi.fi/ Bar/Restaurant Sohwi[Kuopio]] Vaasankatu 21 ''(password: vodka)''* , [[http://www.vihreahaltijatar.fi/ Vihreä haltijatarKajaani] Kauppakatu 13 ''(sid: haltsu)''* ] {{E|63}}, South towards [http://www.jazz-bar.com/ Poppari[Heinola]], [[Lahti]], [[Helsinki]] Puistokatu 2-4 (Ask for password from bartender){{E|75}} ===

Take bus number 1, 2 or 3 to Vaajakoski; the ticket costs 3€ ''(bus information accurate as of August 2015)''. From Vaajakoski you need to walk along Vaajakoskentie (road E75) for roughly 2km - there is a pavement! There is an [https://www.google.fi/maps/@62.2319537,25.8989653,3a,75y,219.11h,76.86t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sFLwpG2WgevTmlCk1Boks5g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 excellent hitch-hiking spot] where cars will be able to see you from a long distance, plus they will be slowing down for a roundabout/traffic circle. Also by this roundabout/traffic circle is a large ABC gas and service station where you can also ask for rides. It is open 24 hours and also has a small supermarket. === North towards [[Oulu]] {{E|75}} =Links ==Take the bus 22 or 25 to the Palokka shopping centre (buses 26, 27, 31 36, 37 also go nearby in Palokka). The bus ticket costs 3€ ''(bus information accurate as of August 2015)''. There are large supermarkets, furniture and DIY shops as well as an ABC gas station. There is a [https://www.google.fi/maps/@62.2899546,25.7227613,3a,75y,206.37h,72.3t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1spkUofB8DuEOBD_4isNVeaA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 bus stop on the ramp to the highway] which you can safely walk to and cars can safely stop. == Resources =={{nomadwiki}}* [http://wwwvisit.jkljyvaskyla.fi/langen/ City of Visit Jyväskylä] - Official International version of the site* [http://kartta.jkl.fi/IMS/en/ Map Map of Jyväskylä]* [http://reittiopas.jyvaskyla.fi/bussit/web?lang=2 Jyväskylä local bus journey planner]