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VIITANIEMI Latitude and Longitude:

62°15′10″N 25°43′58″E / 62.25278°N 25.73278°E / 62.25278; 25.73278
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Viitaniemi
Suburb of Jyväskylä
Viitatorni
Viitatorni
Coordinates: 62°15′10″N 25°43′58″E / 62.25278°N 25.73278°E / 62.25278; 25.73278
Country  Finland
Region Central Finland
Sub-region Jyväskylä sub-region
City Jyväskylä
Ward Kantakaupunki
District Nisula
Time zone UTC+2 ( EET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+3 ( EEST)
Postal code
40720 JYVÄSKYLÄ

Viitaniemi is a neighborhood in the Nisula district of Jyväskylä, Finland. [1] It was built during 1959–1964. [2] [3] In 1962, the landmark of the suburb, Viitatorni designed by Alvar Aalto, was built. [2] Viitaniemi is considered to be an architecturally significant area. [3]

References

  1. ^ "Jyväskylän karttapalvelu". kartta.jkl.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  2. ^ a b "Jyväskylän kaupunki: Kaupunkirakennepalvelut: Viitaniemi". www.jkl.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  3. ^ a b "RKY ι Museovirasto". www.rky.fi. Retrieved 2017-09-08.