- Elevation
- 101 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport100 km
- TMP Tampere-Pirkkala Airport108 km
About Vääksy
Vääksy is a village. Location: Asikkala, Lahti. Elevation: 101 m.
Vääksy (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋæːksy]) is a village and seat of the municipality of Asikkala in southern Finland. It is located on an isthmus between Päijänne and Vesijärvi, about 23 kilometres (14 mi) north of Lahti. The Vääksy canal, Vesijärven kanava, is located in Vääksy. Its length is 1,315 m 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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Climate of Vääksy
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 1° · Night -3° · Rain 51 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -12°)
- Wettest month
- August (82 mm)
- Driest month
- February (29 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -4° | -5° | 1° | 6° | 15° | 19° | 21° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 1° | -2° |
| Average low (°C) | -11° | -12° | -7° | -2° | 4° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 6° | 2° | -3° | -8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 40 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 52 | 78 | 82 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 45 |
How to get to Vääksy
The nearest airport is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 100 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 198 km to the south.
Airports
- Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 100 kmsouth
- Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 108 kmwest
- Jyväskylä Airport (JYV) Jyväskylän Maalaiskunta 137 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Tallinn Population: 394K 198 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Vääksy
Within 100 km: 3 historic and cultural sites, 7 natural sites, 59 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km8 places
- Vesijärvi Lake 8 kmS
- Ruotsalainen Lake 23 kmE
- Haukkasalo Island 24 kmNW
- Päijänteen Kansallispuisto Natural site 22 kmN
25–60 km17 places
- Vesijako Lake 38 kmNW
- Vehkajärvi Lake 50 kmNW
- Lake Päijänne Lake 46 kmN
- Lummenne Lake 46 kmNW
60–100 km44 places
- Kråkö Island 93 kmS
- Kernaalanjärvi Lake 61 kmSW
- Tampere Ice Stadium Landmark 99 kmW
- Roine Lake 83 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Vesijärvi Lake, Paijat-Hame7.6 km S
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Hollola TV Mast Landmark, Hollola19 km S
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Ristinkirkko Attraction, Lahti22 km S
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Enonsaari Island, Lahti16 km S
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Haukkasalo Island, Padasjoki24 km NW
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Päijänteen Kansallispuisto Natural site, Paijat-Hame22 km N
Sources & licences
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