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Vännäs () is a locality in Västerbotten County in northern
Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
. Vännäs is the seat of Vännäs Municipality and had 4,466 inhabitants in 2018. The name of the village is known since 1535 (''Wendenäs'', ‘The place where a person walking down the western shoreline of the Vindel river must change her path’.Lundberg, Tyko & Nilsson, Tore ''Vännäs kommuns historia''. Utgiven 1984 Vännäs is the hometown of the hardcore-band Refused. The
Vännäs TV Tower Vännäs TV Tower ( sv, Vännäsmasten) is a Swedish concrete television tower that has a mast on top. It is used for transmitting FM-/TV-broadcasting. The Vännäs TV Tower resembles the Gerbrandy Tower in IJsselstein, the Netherlands. They ...
, a 323 metres tall partially manned broadcasting mast, is located in the vicinity of Vännäs.


Twinned municipalities

Vännäs Municipality is twinned with Cameri, Italy (since 2003), Hemnes, Norway and Storkyro, Finland.


Vännäsdagarna

Vännäsdagarna ("The Vännäs Days") is a three days long annual festival during the second weekend of July, which brings a mix of performers and street vendors to Vännäs every year. An estimated 58,000 visitors attend the festival each year, thus making Vännäsdagarna the biggest festival in Västerbotten County.


Railway

The Main Line Through Upper Norrland was built during the 19th century, and was for military reasons passing through Vännäs instead of Umeå, the largest urban center in Västerbotten. The railway made Vännäs an important rail junction, which facilitated the rapid growth of the locality.


Schools

Liljaskolan, the locality's only upper secondary school caters for 1100 students, studying at eleven programmes. Students at Liljaskolan can choose to study, among other things, transportation and tourism. Hammarskolan caters for some 250 pupils in year 7-9, whereas younger students attend Vegaskolan which caters for year 0-9.


Notable people from Vännäs


Athletes

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Daniel Tjärnqvist Daniel Carl Tjärnqvist (born October 14, 1976) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Atlanta Thrashers, Minnesota Wild, Edmonton Oilers and the Colorado Avalanche. His young ...
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Mathias Tjärnqvist Mathias Erik Tjärnqvist (born April 15, 1979, in Umeå, Sweden) is a former professional ice hockey forward. His older brother, Daniel Tjärnqvist, was a defenceman for Djurgårdens IF. He currently serves as an assistant coach fo ...


Musicians

* Dennis Lyxzén


Media

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Sverker Olofsson Sverker Olofsson (born April 14, 1947 in Vännäs, Västerbotten), is a Swedish TV-personality. He has led the consumer show ''Plus'' since 1987 on SVT, and is one of their most well-known faces, appearing in a series of advertisements for SVT and ...
* Linda Olofsson


Authors

*Pär Hansson


References


External links


Vännäs MunicipalityVännäsdagarna
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