Place:Vääksy, Asikkala, Häme, Finland

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NameVääksy
Alt namesVaaksy
TypeTown
Coordinates61.183°N 25.55°E
Located inAsikkala, Häme, Finland
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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 north of Lahti.

The Vääksy canal, Vesijärven kanava, is located in Vääksy. Its length is 1,315 km 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.

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