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[[Image: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]] ({{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 There's a [[Varkaus]]https://www.google.com/maps/@62.2322331,25.7342647,3a,75y, [[Kuopio]]307.61h, South towards [[Heinola]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", [[Lahti]]the side of the road, [[Helsinki]]===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. 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 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__

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

==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/langmaps/ City of Jyväskylä@62.2319537,25.8989653,3a,75y,219.11h,76.86t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sFLwpG2WgevTmlCk1Boks5g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 excellent hitch-hiking spot] - Official International version of the sitewhere 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 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 [httphttps://www.jyvasvillageopenstreetmap.org/#map=17/62.net23651/25.ms Jyväskylä Forum96574 the bus stop near Leppälahti village] - forum . 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 English for foreigners the right direction. I got a ride going to Kuopio in Jyväskylä*5 min, but if you are going direction to Mikkeli (as I was), you can just ask the driver to drop you off [httphttps://www.jyvaskylaopenstreetmap.fiorg/tiedotus#map=17/human_tech_city62.24818/index26.php/2005-02 Jyväskylä Human technology city - magazine17365 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 [httphttps://karttawww.jklgoogle.fi/ Map of Jyväskylämaps/@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 == *[http[nomad://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyväskylä Wikipedia]] [[trash: Jyväskylä]]   {{Cities Finland}}