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Vääksy

Coordinates: 61°10′20″N 025°32′50″E / 61.17222°N 25.54722°E / 61.17222; 25.54722
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Coat of Arms of Asikkala
Location of Asikkala in Finland

Vääksy is a village and seat of the municipality of Asikkala in southern Finland. It is located on an isthmus between Päijänne and Vesijärvi, about 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of Lahti.

The Vääksy canal,[1] Vesijärven kanava, is located in Vääksy. Its length is 1,315 m and the height difference is 3.10±0.25 metres. Nowadays it is the most popular freshwater canal in Finland.

The canal was built during the great hunger years in 1869-71 and completed in 1903–06.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Vääksy Canal".
  2. ^ Facta 2001 part 18

61°10′20″N 025°32′50″E / 61.17222°N 25.54722°E / 61.17222; 25.54722

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