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Kellokoski

Coordinates: 60°33′N 25°06′E / 60.550°N 25.100°E / 60.550; 25.100
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Kellokoski church

Kellokoski (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkɛlːɔkɔski]; Template:Lang-sv) is one of the three villages in the Finnish municipality of Tuusula. It has a population of 4,400.[1]

Kellokoski has its own church, which was built in 1734,[2] and a psychiatric hospital.[3]

Most people speak Finnish. Earlier there was also people who spoke Swedish.

History

Kellokosken ruukki, pig iron factory started 1795. Nowadays, iron products have been replaced with products made from aluminium.

Notable people from Kellokoski

References

  1. ^ http://www.tuusula.fi/kellokoski/ Tuusula.fi Information about Kellokoski
  2. ^ http://www.suomiopas.fi/en/4821/kunta/Tuusula SuomiOpas Site with information about Finland
  3. ^ http://www.hus.fi/default.asp?path=59,404,19303,19317 HUS - Hospital district of Helsinki and Uusimaa

60°33′N 25°06′E / 60.550°N 25.100°E / 60.550; 25.100