Kellokoski

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

Kellokoski church

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

Antti Nykänen, basketball player

References

http://www.tuusula.fi/kellokoski/ Tuusula.fi Information about Kellokoski (in Finnish)
http://www.suomiopas.fi/en/4821/kunta/Tuusula Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine SuomiOpas Site with information about Finland
http://www.hus.fi/default.asp?path=59,404,19303,19317 Archived 2012-02-18 at the Wayback Machine HUS - Hospital district of Helsinki and Uusimaa

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[tuusula.fi-1] ttp://www.tuusula.fi/kellokoski/ Tuusula.fi Information about Kellokoski (in Finnish)

[Suomiopas-2] ttp://www.suomiopas.fi/en/4821/kunta/Tuusula Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine SuomiOpas Site with information about Finland

[hus.fi-3] ttp://www.hus.fi/default.asp?path=59,404,19303,19317 Archived 2012-02-18 at the Wayback Machine HUS - Hospital district of Helsinki and Uusimaa

Villages of Tuusula
Large villages	Hyrylä Jokela Kellokoski
Small villages	Huikko Jäniksenlinna Lahela Myllykylä Nahkela Paijala Riihikallio Ruotsinkylä Ruskela Rusutjärvi Savikulma Siippoo Vanhakylä
Tuusula Uusimaa Finland