Vanajavesi

Vanajavesi is a large lake in southern , in the regions of and . It is part of the basin. The lake gathers waters from a wide area in Pirkanmaa, Kanta-Häme and parts of the region.
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in Finland
  • Also known as: “Vanaja”, “Vanajanselkä”, “Vanajaselkä”, “Vanajaveden kapeikko”, “Vanajavesi lakua”, “Vångån”, and “ヴァナヤヴェシ湖”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sääksmäki and Tyrväntö.

Village
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is a former municipality, currently part… is situated 7 km northwest of Vanajavesi.

Town
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is a former municipality of in the Häme Province, now in . is situated 9 km east of Vanajavesi.

Vanajavesi

Latitude
61.16129° or 61° 9′ 41″ north
Longitude
24.16512° or 24° 9′ 54″ east
Elevation
77 metres (253 feet)
Open location code
9GH65568+G2
Geo­Names ID
632530
Wiki­data ID
Q2298076
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Uzbek—“Vanajavesi” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Vanajavesi”
  • Catalan: “Vanajavesi”
  • Cebuano: “Vanajavesi (lanaw sa Finlandia, lat 61,16, long 24,17)”
  • Cebuano: “Vanajavesi”
  • Chinese: “瓦納亞韋西”
  • Chinese: “瓦纳亚韦西”
  • Czech: “Vanajavesi”
  • Dutch: “Vanajavesi”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره ڤاناچاڤيسى”
  • Esperanto: “Vanajavesi”
  • Finnish: “Vanajavesi”
  • French: “Vanajavesi”
  • German: “Vanajavesi”
  • Irish: “Vanajavesi”
  • Italian: “Vanajavesi”
  • Japanese: “バナジャベシ湖”
  • Polish: “Vanajavesi”
  • Romanian: “Vanajavesi”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Vanajavesi”
  • Slovak: “Vanajavesi”
  • Spanish: “Vanajavesi”
  • Swedish: “Vanajavesi”
  • Turkish: “Vanajavesi”
  • Uzbek: “Vangavesi”

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