Ward Kypärämäki-Kortepohja Population 6,700 (2012) | City Jyväskylä Time zone EET (UTC+2) Province Western Finland | |
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Kortepohja is a district and a student village in Jyväskylä, Finland. It is located at around 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) from the city centre on the Western side of Lake Tuomiojärvi.
Contents
- Map of Kortepohja 40740 JyvC3A4skylC3A4 sub region Finland
- Kortepohja student village
- Laajavuori Ski Resort
- References
Map of Kortepohja, 40740 Jyv%C3%A4skyl%C3%A4 sub-region, Finland
Laajavuori Ski Resort and a small neighbourhood of Haukkala are both located on the district. Majority of 6700 people living in the district are inhabitants of the Kortepohja student village. A Child Psychiatric Institute is located in Haukkala.
Kortepohja student village
The construction of the student village began in the 1960s to solve the issue of finding apartments for students of the Jyväskylä Educational College, the predecessor of the University of Jyväskylä. It is owned by the Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä. Approximately 1900 students live in the village. All rooms in Kortepohja are rented unfurnished but basic furniture is available in the storage rooms. Laundry facilities, saunas and meeting rooms are available in the buildings.
Laajavuori Ski Resort
Laajavuori Ski Resort has 12 slopes and 6 lifts for alpine skiing. The longest slope is 915 meters with 106 meters top vertical. The resort hosts FIS ski slopestyle world cup competitions. Laajavuori forests host 62 kilometres cross country skiing tracks with four lean-tos.