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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 is easy to hitch in or out.

== Hitching Out Hitchhiking out ===== South-west towards [[Tampere]], [[Turku]] {{HVfi|9}} {{European Route NumberE|63}} or west towards [[Keuruu]] {{H|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]] {{European Route Number|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]] {{European Route Number|75}} ===of Rantaväylä. Walk a bit closer to the traffic lights.

This Another option for south is a bit tricky but not impossible. '''Coming from to take bus 14 or 21 to Muurame; the center:ticket costs 4,70€ ''(bus information accurate as of August 2015)' Cross the bridge that goes over the train station. There's an exhibition center (Messuhalli) on the other side of the train tracks and the road. Walk to the left after the bridge towards Take the road. Go over a small knee-height fence ramp to the shoulder of the main road. Walk on the side of the road a bit more to find a good hitchhiking spot(9, where the cars have enough space to stop. '''If this doesn't work out'''E63), walk down the road some more less than 1 km in direction Jyväskylä until you reach 'll see a pedestrian path on your right hand side. Follow gas station, in front of it until it goes up in there is a bus stop with a bridge huge space to cross the highway. Hitchhike before the bridgepull over, and cars go slow because that's where the cars start speeding upof speed limit.__TOC__

== Free hotspots ==* West towards [[http://vakiopaine.net/ Baari VakiopaineKeuruu]] Kauppakatu 6* , [[http://www.sohwi.fi/ Bar/Restaurant SohwiParkano]] Vaasankatu 21 ''(password: vodka)''{{Vfi|23}} ===* [http://wwwFor west towards Keuruu it might be smarter to follow the train tracks west to Keuruuntie.vihreahaltijatar.fi/ Vihreä haltijatar] Kauppakatu 13 ''(sid: haltsu)'Soon after Länsi-Päijänteentie road there'* [http://wwws a bus stop.jazz-barHowever, there are many bus stops along the road with easy access to hitch west or north west.com/ Poppari] Puistokatu 2-4 (Ask for password from bartender)

== Chargeable hotspots = East towards [[Pieksämäki]], [[Varkaus]], North-east towards [[Kuopio]], [[Kajaani]], South-east towards [[Mikkeli]], [[Lappeeranta]] {{E|63}}, South towards [[Heinola]], [[Lahti]], [[Helsinki]] {{E|75}} ==* [http://www.wippies.fi/map.phtml?l=en_US_WIPPIES Wippies Hotspots] (zoom out to find Jyväskylä) (Unofficial: http://www.ihminen.org/wippies/ )

== External links ==* Take bus number 1, 2 or 3 to Vaajakoski. From Vaajakoski you need to walk along Vaajakoskentie (road E75) for roughly 2km - there is a pavement! There is an [httphttps://www.jklgoogle.fi/lang/ City of Jyväskylä] - Official International version of the site* [http:/maps/www.jyvasvillage.net@62.ms Jyväskylä Forum] - forum in English for foreigners in Jyväskylä* [http://www2319537,25.jyvaskyla8989653,3a,75y,219.fi/tiedotus/human_tech_city/index11h,76.php86t/2005-02 Jyväskylä Human technology city data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sFLwpG2WgevTmlCk1Boks5g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 excellent hitch- magazinehiking spot]* [http://kartta.jkl.fi/ Map of Jyväskylä]* [http:/where cars will be able to see you from a long distance, plus they will be slowing down for a roundabout/entraffic circle.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyväskylä Wikipedia: Jyväskylä]

__NOTOC__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. If you are going to take E63 towards Kuopio or Mikkeli, another good option is to get a bus direction to Hankasalmi (I took bus 43) and get off at [https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/62.23651/25.96574 the bus stop near Leppälahti village]. From there cars go a bit fast but they have enough time to see you and enough space to stop. A lot of traffic going in the right direction. I got a ride going to Kuopio in 5 min, but if you are going direction to Mikkeli (as I was), you can just ask the driver to drop you off [https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/62.24818/26.17365 at the crossroad to Mikkeli and hitchhike from the bus stop there] (another just 5 min wait). Also there's a Shell gas station just at that cross. === 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. == Trashwiki & Nomadwiki == [[nomad:Jyväskylä]] [[trash:Jyväskylä]]   {{Cities Finland}}