Kortepohja

Kortepohja is a district 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. The population of Kortepohja is about 10 000.[1]

Kortepohja
District of Jyväskylä
Kortepohja student houses
Country Finland
ProvinceWestern Finland
RegionCentral Finland
Sub-regionJyväskylä sub-region
CityJyväskylä
WardKypärämäki-Kortepohja
Population
 (2018)
 • Total10 000
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
40740 JYVÄSKYLÄ

Neighborhoods of the district include Kortepohja student village, Kortesuo, Kortemäki, Korteniitty, Laajavuori and Haukkala. Also the Laajavuori Ski Resort is located on the district. 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.[2] It is owned by the Student Union of the University of Jyväskylä. Approximately 2 000 students live in the village.[3] 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 run

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.[4] Laajavuori forests host 62 kilometres cross country skiing tracks with four lean-tos.[5]

  • The Kortepohja Church is an example of 1970s architecture
  • Apartment building on the street Emännäntie
  • Matti Nykänen ski jump hill in Laajavuori Ski Resort
  • Kortepohja shopping mall
  • Kortesuo neighborhood
  • Row houses in Kortepohja

Notable people

References
  1. "Kortepohjaan suunnitellaan isoja uudistuksia: Puisto, kauppakeskus ja yli tuhat uutta asukasta". Jyväskylän Ylioppilaslehti (in Finnish). 2018-05-17. Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-10-12. Retrieved 2008-12-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Asuminen". Jyväskylän yliopiston ylioppilaskunta (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-02-10.
  4. Laajis (2012). "Slopes and World Cup Park". Laajis. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  5. Laajis (2012). "Cross-country skiing and lean-tos". Laajis. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  6. Onninen, Oskari. "Mä oon suomenmestari – haastattelussa Gettomasa". Rumba.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  7. Rauhala, Teemu. "Jyväskylä kulkee aina Topi Nättisen mukana – otti näyttävän Kortepohja-tatuoinnin". KSML.fi – Keskisuomalainen (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-04-20.
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