Vännäs () is a

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Västerbotten County Västerbotten County (), sometimes called Westrobothnia, is a county or '' län'' in the north of Sweden. It shares the borders with the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the ...

in northern

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. Vännäs is the seat of

Vännäs Municipality Vännäs Municipality () is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its administrative centre, seat is located in Vännäs. History In 1928 the urban areas in Sweden, locality Vännäs was detached fro ...

and had 9,077 inhabitants in 2024. The name of the village has existed since 1535 (''Wendenäs'', "The place where a person walking down the western shoreline of the Vindel river must change her path"). Vännäs is the hometown of the hardcore band

Refused Refused (also known as the Refused) is a Swedish hardcore punk band originating from Umeå and formed in 1991. Refused is composed of vocalist Dennis Lyxzén, guitarist Kristofer Steen, drummer David Sandström, and bassist Magnus Flagge. Guita ...

. The

Vännäs TV Tower Vännäs TV Tower () 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 both are a concrete to ...

, a 323-metre partially staffed broadcasting mast, is located in the vicinity of Vännäs.

Twinned municipalities

Vännäs Municipality is twinned with

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(since 2003),

Hemnes Hemnes may refer to: * Hemnes, Akershus, a village in Aurskog-Høland Municipality in Akershus county, Norway *Hemnes Municipality Hemnes is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is p ...

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and Storkyro,

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Vännäsdagarna

Vännäsdagarna ("The Vännäs Days") is a three-day 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

Railway

The

Main Line Through Upper Norrland The Main Line Through Upper Norrland () is a long railway line between Bräcke, Jämtland County and Boden, Norrbotten County in Sweden. For military and regional policy reasons, it was built in very sparsely populated areas, far away from the ...

was built during the 19th century and was for military reasons passing through Vännäs instead of

Umeå Umeå ( , , , locally ; ; ; ; ) is a city in northeast Sweden. It is the seat of Umeå Municipality and the capital of Västerbotten County. Situated on the Ume River, Umeå is the largest Urban areas in Sweden, locality in Norrland and the t ...

, the largest urban center in

Västerbotten Västerbotten (), sometimes called West Bothnia or Westrobothnia, is a province (''landskap'') in northern Sweden, located by the Gulf of Bothnia. It borders the provinces of Ångermanland, Lapland and Norrbotten. The region is famous for Väs ...

. The railway made Vännäs an important rail junction, which facilitated the rapid growth of the locality. Today, passenger trains depart regularly to

and to

Vindeln Vindeln () is a locality and the seat of Vindeln Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,333 inhabitants in 2010. Climate Vindeln has a subarctic climate that is mildened for its latitude by its proximity to the Gulf Stream airflow ...

and

Luleå Luleå ( , , locally ; ; ) is a Cities in Sweden, city on the coast of northern Sweden, and the County Administrative Boards of Sweden, capital of Norrbotten County, the northernmost county in Sweden. Luleå has 48,728 inhabitants in its urban ...

further north.

Shops and services

There are two supermarkets, ICA and

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as well as several cafes, pizzerias, two Thai restaurants and at least three hairdressers. Pingstkyrkan runs a second-hand store on the main street. Vännäs also has a district veterinarian with 24-hour coverage.

Schools

Liljaskolan, the locality's only

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caters for 1,100 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 years 0–9.

Attractions

Vännäs is home to a motor museum where there are vintage cars, motorbikes, tractors, airplanes, and helicopters. It is housed in an old aircraft hangar to the west of the town. Vännäs Badcamping has an outdoor waterpark that is open through the summer and has a water slide, as well as a cafe and a sauna.

Notable people from Vännäs

;Artists *

Frank Björklund Frank Björklund (born 1960) is a Swedish surrealist painter, printmaker and sculptor. Career Björklund studied at a college in Härnösand (1976–79) and at the Ålsta Graphic School (1983–84). He has participated in exhibitions since 1983. ...

;Authors *Pär Hansson ;Athletes * Daniel Tjärnqvist * Mathias Tjärnqvist ;Media * Sverker Olofsson * Linda Olofsson ;Musicians *

Dennis Lyxzén Sven Olov Dennis Lyxzén (born June 19, 1972) is a Swedish singer, best known as the lead vocalist for the influential hardcore punk band Refused, as well as the bands INVSN and Fake Names. He is also a former member of bands including AC4, S ...

References

External links

Vännäs MunicipalityVännäsdagarna
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vannas Populated places in Vännäs Municipality Municipal seats of Västerbotten County Swedish municipal seats