Korkeakoski () is a village and

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of the

Juupajoki Juupajoki is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Pirkanmaa region. The municipality has a population of (), which makes it the least populous municipality in Pirkanmaa. It covers an area of of which is water. The population densit ...

municipality in

Pirkanmaa Pirkanmaa (; ; ), also known as ''Tampere Region'' in government documents, is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, South Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Päijät-Häme, Kanta-Häme and Southwest Finland. Most of the wate ...

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. It has a population of 822. It is located along Highway 58 between

Orivesi Orivesi () is a town in Finland, located in the Pirkanmaa region. It lies to the northeast of the regional capital, Tampere. The population of Orivesi is approximately , while the Tampere metropolitan area, metropolitan area has a population of ...

and

Kärsämäki Kärsämäki (; literally meaning "snout hill") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is wate ...

, and the Tampere–Haapamäki railway runs through its center. In Korkeakoski there is a

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, a

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, a

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for grades 3-9 and a Sale

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. Finland's first mechanized

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called ''Wallenius Wapriikki'', founded by Edward Wallenius in 1898, is also located in Korkeakoski.Walleniuksen Wapriikki
(in Finnish)

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Korkeakoski
at Fonecta Villages in Pirkanmaa {{WesternFinland-geo-stub

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