Tikkakoski
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Tikkakoski is a neighbourhood of Jyväskylä
, Finland
, about 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) north of the city centre. It has a population of 6,000.
The Jyväskylä Airport
, Aviation Museum of Central Finland
, and a Finnish Air Force
base, with the FAF Headquarters, and the Finnish Air Force Academy
are all located in Tikkakoski.
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä is the capital of Central Finland and the largest city on the Finnish Lakeland, north-east of Tampere and north of Helsinki, on northern coast of lake Päijänne. The city has been continuously one of the most rapidly growing cities in Finland since World War II. The city is surrounded...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, about 20 kilometres (12.4 mi) north of the city centre. It has a population of 6,000.
The Jyväskylä Airport
Jyväskylä Airport
On August 2, 2010, Finncomm Airlines announced it will stop its service between Helsinki and Jyväskylä on August 16, 2010. However the break was very short as Finnair and Finncomm reached an agreement on September 2010 that Finncomm will take over several Finnair's domestic routes...
, Aviation Museum of Central Finland
Aviation Museum of Central Finland
The Aviation Museum of Central Finland is an aviation museum located near Jyväskylä Airport in Tikkakoski, Jyväskylä, Finland. The museum exhibits the aviation history of Finland, from the early 1900s until today....
, and a Finnish Air Force
Finnish Air Force
The Finnish Air Force is one of the branches of the Finnish Defence Forces. Its peacetime tasks are airspace surveillance, identification flights, and production of readiness formations for wartime conditions...
base, with the FAF Headquarters, and the Finnish Air Force Academy
Air Force Academy, Finnish Air Force
The Air Force Academy is located at Tikkakoski in Jyväskylä, Finland. It is a Finnish Air Force pilot training school, which gives initial pilot training for conscripts of the Finnish Air Force. The pilots fly Vinka aircraft and training is provided by the Patria Aviation company...
are all located in Tikkakoski.