Vähikkälä

Vähikkälä is a village in Janakkala, Hämeenlinna, Tavastia Proper and has about 400 residents. Vähikkälä is situated nearby to the neighborhood Marttila, as well as near the locality Ruhankallio.

Type: Village with 400 residents
Description: village in Janakkala, Finland
Also known as: “Vaehikkaelae”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tervakoski and Loppi.

Tervakoski

Town

Photo: Mikkoau, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tervakoski is a small town in Janakkala, Finland. In 2021, there were 3,972 inhabitants. A well-known and popular amusement park Puuhamaa is located in the village. Tervakoski is situated 6 km northeast of Vähikkälä.

Loppi

Village

Photo: Hämeen Liitto, CC BY 2.0.

Lopen kirkonkylä is the administrative center of the Loppi municipality in Kanta-Häme, Finland, and also its largest urban area with a population of more than 2,000. Loppi is situated 9 km southwest of Vähikkälä.

Loppi

Photo: J Hokkanen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Loppi is a municipality in Tavastia Proper. In 2023, it was home to about 7,700 people. The Luutaharjun Samo hiking trail passes through the Komio nature reserve, which is in the area. There are more than 100 km of marked outdoor trails in Loppi.

Vähikkälä

Category: locality
Location: Janakkala, Hämeenlinna, Tavastia Proper, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

60.78453° or 60° 47′ 4″ north

Longitude

24.53511° or 24° 32′ 6″ east

Population

400

Elevation

118 metres (387 feet)

Open location code

9GG6QGMP+R2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 246035526

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

632877

Wikidata ID

Q50341431

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Swedish—“Vähikkälä” goes by many names.

Finnish: “Vähikkälä”
German: “Vähikkälä”
Swedish: “Vähikkälä”
“Vähikkälä”
“Vähikkälä (Janakkala)”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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