Kuusa

Kuusa
Kuusaa
Village
The Kuusaankoski rapids.
Kuusa
Location in Central Finland
Coordinates: 62°27′40″N 25°56′24″E / 62.461°N 25.940°E / 62.461; 25.940
Country Finland
RegionCentral Finland
Sub-regionJyväskylä sub-region
MunicipalityLaukaa
Population
 (2013)
  Total
~450
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Kuusa, also known as Kuusaa, is a village in Laukaa, Finland, located 6 km (3.7 mi) north of the municipal administrative center. The village is centered around the Kuusaankoski rapids between the lakes Vatianjärvi and Saraavesi and the Kuusa lock of the Keitele Canal.

The population of Kuusa was approximately 450 in 2013, making it one of the largest villages within the municipality. There are also a few dozen summer residences in the village. The official statistical area (as defined by the municipality) of Kuusa had 598 inhabitants in 2020, however the statistical area also includes other nearby villages such as Leinola.

Kuusa was not an official register village (rekisterikylä), the settlement is located on the borders of five official villages: Pellosniemi (the administrative center of Laukaa), Laukkavirta, Haapavatia, Petruma and Kuusvesi.