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Municipality in Central Finland, Finland
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East Central Finland is a rural area in Central Finland, made up of the municipalities of Hankasalmi and Konnevesi.
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By train
There's a railway station in Hankasalmi. Trains on the line between Jyväskylä and Pieksämäki, most of them starting and ending beyond these cities, stop there.
By bus
Both Hankasalmi and Konnevesi have bus services from Jyväskylä.
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