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{{Infobox Location|country = Finland|map = <map lat='62.22699603631972' lng='25.79864501953125' zoom='10' view='03' float/> <!-- To find out coordinates, try osm.org?q=City and click on 'Share'(the square with an arrow on the right') -->|state = |pop = <!-- 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 many students living in Jyväskylä (a third of the total population), leading to some people calling Jyväskylä the "[[Athens]] of Finland".

== Hitching Hitchhiking out =====South-west towards [[Tampere]], [[Turku]] ({{Vfi|9/E63) or west towards [[Keuruu]] (23)}} {{E|63}} ===There's a pretty 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 VarkausThere's a [https://www.google.com/maps/@62.2322331,25.7342647,3a, Kuopio; south towards Heinola75y, Lahti307.61h, Helsinki==93.46t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s780NvKt-r4IwSf2DBzGK8w!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 pretty good hitch-hiking spot] 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", the side of the road, 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 through the trainstation. There's a fair center (Messuhalli) on the other side of the train tracks and the road. Go to the left after the bridge towards Take the road. Go over a small knee-height fence ramp to the main road. Walk on the side of the road a bit more to find a good hh-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__

=== 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. === East towards [[Pieksämäki]], [[Varkaus]], North-east towards [[Kuopio]], [[Kajaani]], South-east towards [[Mikkeli]], [[Lappeeranta]] {{E|63}}, South towards [[Heinola]], [[Lahti]], [[Helsinki]] {{E|75}} === 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 [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. If you're are going southwardsto take E63 towards Kuopio or Mikkeli, first take 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€ ''Vaajakoski'(bus information accurate as of August 2015)''. There are large supermarkets, where's a big round-about with a furniture and DIY shops as well as an ABC-gas station (open 24h. There is a [https://www.google.fi/maps/@62.2899546,25.7227613, cafe3a, restaurant75y, moderate priced grocery store206.37h, free toilets) in the middle of it72. Take 3t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1spkUofB8DuEOBD_4isNVeaA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 bus stop on the road number 4 in ramp to the round-abouthighway] which you can safely walk to and cars can safely stop. == Trashwiki & Nomadwiki == [[nomad:Jyväskylä]] [[trash:Jyväskylä]]   {{Cities Finland}}

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