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[[nomad:Jyväskylä]]
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[[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 many students living in Jyväskylä (a third of the total population), leading to some people calling Jyväskylä the "[[Athens]] of Finland".
Another option for south is to take bus 14 or 21 to Muurame; the ticket costs 4,70€ ''(bus information accurate as of August 2015)''. Take the ramp to the main road (9, E63), walk less than 1 km in direction Jyväskylä until you'll see a gas station, in front of it there is a bus stop with a huge space to pull over, and cars go slow because of speed limit.
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=== 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 a bus stop. However, there are many bus stops along the road with easy access to hitch west or north west.
=== North towards [[Oulu]] {{E|75}} ===
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.
== Free wifi spots Resources ==''(Accurate as of August 2015)''* [http://www.kauppakeskusforum.fi/ Forum shopping centre] Kauppakatu, city centre* [http://www.jyvaskeskus.fi/ Jyväskeskus shopping centre] Kauppakatu, city centre* [https://www.keskikirjastot.fi/web/arena/kirjastot Libraries] Every library has both computers with internet access and free wifi. Usually the wifi password is written on a sign somewhere, but you can ask a librarian, as they all speak English. The main library in Jyväskylä city centre also has free toilets.* [http://toimistot.te-palvelut.fi/jyvaskyla TE-palvelut (unemployment office)] On the corner of Vapaudenkatu and Urhonkatu. There is also the public service point of Vero (tax service) here. The free wifi should be accessible from the general lobby, but if not just go in to the TE-palvelut office. There are comfortable seats and free toilets inside.* [http://visit.jyvaskyla.fi/en Tourist information office] Asemakatu, city centre. There is no wifi here, but there are two computers with internet access for public use. '''See also:''' [http://visit.jyvaskyla.fi/en/worth-knowing/practical-information/libraries-public-internet-access-points Jyväskylä tourist information page listing public computers with internet access and wifi spots]. Note that the wifi networks for cafés and restaurants may require passwords which are generally only for customer use. ==Links =={{nomadwiki}}
* [http://visit.jyvaskyla.fi/en/ Visit Jyväskylä]
* [http://kartta.jkl.fi/IMS/en/Map Map of Jyväskylä]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyväskylä Wikipedia: Jyväskylä]
* [https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4 Wikivoyage: Jyväskylä]
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