Korkeakoski
Korkeakoski | |
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Village | |
The centre of Korkeakoski | |
Korkeakoski Location in Finland | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Pirkanmaa |
| Municipality | Juupajoki |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.52 km2 (1.75 sq mi) |
| Population (2020-12-31) | |
• Total | 822 |
| • Density | 1,819/km2 (4,710/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 35500 |
Korkeakoski (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkorkeɑˌkoski]) is a village and administrative center of the Juupajoki municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland. It has a population of 822. It is located along Highway 58 between Orivesi and Kärsämäki, and the Tampere–Haapamäki railway runs through its center.
In Korkeakoski there is a municipal hall, a health center, a school for grades 3-9 and a Sale grocery store. Finland's first mechanized shoe factory called Wallenius Wapriikki, founded by Edward Wallenius in 1898, is also located in Korkeakoski.