Tikkakoski
Tikkakoski | |
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Urban area and district of Jyväskylä | |
Tikkakoski Secondary School | |
| Coordinates: 62°23′18″N 25°38′45″E / 62.3883°N 25.6458°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Jyväskylä sub-region |
| City | Jyväskylä |
| Ward | Tikkakoski-Nyrölä |
| Population (2023), urban area | |
• Total | 4,094 |
| • Density | 684.6/km2 (1,773/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 41160 TIKKAKOSKI |
Tikkakoski is an urban area (a taajama) and a district of Jyväskylä, Finland, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the city center. Before 2009, Tikkakoski was part of Jyväskylän maalaiskunta.
Having originally been part of Tikka-Mannila, Tikkakoski began to develop into a distinct industrial community around the 1890s. During the next century, the settlement continued to grow around industry and an air force garrison, which remained the largest employers in Tikkakoski until the early 1990s depression in Finland. After a decline in population due to the loss of jobs during the 1990s, Tikkakoski began to recover around the 2010s.
The urban area, as defined by Statistics Finland, had a population of 4,094 on 31 December 2023. The official district of the city does not correspond to this definition.
The Jyväskylä Airport, the Finnish Air Force Museum, and a Finnish Air Force base, with the FAF Headquarters, the Finnish Air Force Academy, Air Force Band, and the C4I Materiel Command, are all located in Tikkakoski.