West Coast
Ostrobothnia
Vaasa

Vetokannas

Vetokannas is a suburb in , and has about 1,560 residents. Vetokannas is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .
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  • Type: Suburb with 1,560 residents
  • Description: city district of Vaasa, Finland
  • Also known as: “20th District, Vaasa” and “Dragnaesbaeck”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vaasa Main Library and Ostrobothnian Museum.

Library
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.

Museum
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The is a provincial museum of cultural history, which also serves as provincial art museum and a museum of natural science. The museum building, designed by Eino Forsman in 1927, and the museum’s exhibition wing, planned by architect Erik Kråkström in 1967 are located next to the Marianpuisto park in central .

Railway station
Photo: Junafani, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is located in the city of , . It is located along the Seinäjoki–Vaasa railway; it is one of the termini for passenger trains that use the line, and its neighboring station in the east is .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vöyrinkaupunki and Hietalahti.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
Photo: Zunter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighbourhood in the city of , . The neighbourhood officially consists of two subdivisions, 9th and 10th districts, of Vaasa. is situated 3½ km south of Vetokannas.

Town
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Vaasa is the capital of the administrative region , Western Finland. The surrounding municipality of is also handled in this article. is situated 4 km east of Vetokannas.

Vetokannas

Latitude
63.11904° or 63° 7′ 9″ north
Longitude
21.61752° or 21° 37′ 3″ east
Population
1,560
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
9GM34J99+J2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 88507109
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
631823
Wiki­data ID
Q11901131
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Swedish—“Vetokannas” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “20. kaupunginosa (Vaasa)”
  • Finnish: “Vetokannas”
  • Finnish: “XX kaupunginosa (Vaasa)”
  • French: “Vetokannas”
  • Russian: “Ветоканнас”
  • Swedish: “Dragnäsbäck”
  • Swedish: “Stadsdel 20 (Vasa)”
  • Swedish: “XX stadsdel (Vasa)”

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