VALKEAKOSKI

city, Hmeen (Hme) lni (province), southwestern Finland, on the western shore of the Mallas Lake, just south-southeast of Tampere. The city is connected to Tampere, Hmeenlinna, and the rest of Finland by railroad, highway, and boat service. Local industry includes pulp and paper milling, machine shops, and textile mills. Factory workers' houses, dating from 1870 to World War I, are part of an open-air museum. The Visavuori Museum is located in the studio of the sculptor Emil Wikstrm. Pop. (1993 est.) mun., 21,435.