Vätkänniemi
Vätkänniemi is an islet in Kemijärvi, Itä-Lappi, Finnish Lapland. Vätkänniemi is situated nearby to the hamlet Perävaara, as well as near the locality Taiteilijanniemi.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kemijärvi railway station and Kemijärvi Church.
Kemijärvi railway station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kemijärvi railway station is a railway station located in Kemijärvi, Finland. It was opened in 1934 when the railway was extended from Rovaniemi to Kemijärvi. Kemijärvi railway station is situated 2½ km southwest of Vätkänniemi.
Kemijärvi Local History Museum
Museum
Photo: HeiPe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kemijärvi Local History Museum is situated 3 km southwest of Vätkänniemi.
Vätkänniemi
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Vaetkaenniemi”
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Kemijärvi, Itä-Lappi, South-east Lapland, Finnish Lapland, Northern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
66.73683° or 66° 44′ 13″ northLongitude
27.45532° or 27° 27′ 19″ eastElevation
155 metres (509 feet)Open location code
9GR9PFP4+P4OpenStreetMap ID
way 399231998OpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
10057528
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In Other Languages
“Vätkänniemi” goes by many names.
- Finnish: “Vätkänniemi”
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