Korkeakoski | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Finland |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Finland |
Coordinates: | 61.7966°N 24.37°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Finland |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Pirkanmaa |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Juupajoki |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 4.52 |
Population Total: | 822[1] |
Population As Of: | 2020-12-31 |
Population Density Km2: | 181,9 |
Timezone1: | EET |
Utc Offset1: | +2 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +3 |
Postal Code: | 35500 |
Korkeakoski (pronounced as /fi/) is a village and administrative center of the Juupajoki municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland. It has a population of 822.[1] 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[2] and a Sale grocery store.[3] Finland's first mechanized shoe factory called Wallenius Wapriikki, founded in 1898, is also located in Korkeakoski.[4]