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    Vanajavesi is a large lake in southern Finland, in the provinces of Pirkanmaa and Kanta-Häme. It is part of the Kokemäenjoki basin. The lake gathers waters...
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    located in the southern interior of the country and on the shores of Lake Vanajavesi. The population of Hämeenlinna is approximately 68,000, while the sub-region...
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    so-called Hauho route, whose waters flow into Vanajavesi through Pälkäne and Valkeakoski. In addition to Lake Vanajavesi, the largest lakes in this region are...
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  • early Stone Age. The core area of ancient Tavastia was formed around Lake Vanajavesi. Example of organised cooperation of iron age Tavastians are the hillforts...
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    The historical Tavastia Castle (or Häme Castle) in Hämeenlinna, Tavastia Proper, is located close to the Lake Vanajavesi....
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    Kokemäki River watershed is located in the Pirkanmaa region, although Lake Vanajavesi is partly in the Kanta-Häme region. The region got its name from Pirkkala...
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    started to bring new wealth to the area. The waterways of Näsijärvi and Vanajavesi provided easy transport for timber. The most notable centres of the paper...
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    in the center of Tampere from the North, and by the waters from lake Vanajavesi in the South. Due to the Tammerkoski rapids, the water in Pyhäjärvi is...
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    to have been built in the late 13th century, but the first mention of it in contemporary documents is from 1308. It was built close to Lake Vanajavesi....
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    Vanajavesi with its several lake islands in Finland...
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    Unnukka, Urajärvi, Uurainen Vaalajärvi, Vahvajärvi, Vajukoski basin, Vanajavesi, Vallonjärvi, Vanttausjärvi, Vaskivesi – Visuvesi, Vehkajärvi, Venetjoki...
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    Keitele, Päijänne and the Gulf of Finland, and since 1978 he fished on Vanajavesi. Linkola blamed humans for the continuous degradation of the environment...
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    unilingually Finnish. A central element of the landscape in Kalvola is lake Vanajavesi near which many of the oldest settlements in the area are concentrated...
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  • Satakunta/Finland Proper 91 Kivijärvi Finland 154 59 92 Elton Эльтон Russia 150 58 92 Vanajavesi Finland 150 58 Porttipahta Porttipahdan tekojärvi Finland 149 58 Reservoir...
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    Originally located on an island, the castle now sits on the coast of lake Vanajavesi. The castle consists of a central keep and surrounding curtain walls,...
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    (237.4/sq mi). The centre of Lempäälä lies on an isthmus between Lakes Vanajavesi and Pyhäjärvi , which are connected by the Kuokkalankoski Rapids and the...
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    Valkeakoski rapids between the lake Mallasvesi in the north and the lake Vanajavesi in the south. The Valkeakoski area is known to have been inhabited since...
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    Ilmoilanselkä and ends into lake Mallasvesi, from which the waters flow through Vanajavesi and Pyhäjärvi towards Kokemäenjoki in the west, and ultimately to the...
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    Vesijärvi, Roine, Pälkänevesi and Mallasvesi. This chain of lakes drains into Vanajavesi in Valkeakoski and from southeast another chain of lakes, consisting of...
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    severe focus of the fighting in Lempäälä on the isthmus between Lake Vanajavesi and Lake Pyhäjärvi, and the Reds initially managed on pushing back the...
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  • Lapväärtti 1,224 3,020 Bird Wetlands of Siikajoki 2,691 6,650 Bird Wetlands of Vanajavesi Area 702 1,730 Bird-lakes of Rääkkylä and Kitee 1,227 3,030 Bird-Lakes...
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  • Ilmoilanselkä, and ends into lake Mallasvesi, from which the waters flow through Vanajavesi and Pyhäjärvi towards Kokemäenjoki and the Gulf of Bothnia in the west...
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    Tarpianjoki runs through lake Jalanti and finally mouths into the Lake Vanajavesi in Viiala. Lake Rutajärvi is fed by the Nuutajärvi and Kortejärvi, and...
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    contemporary Asikkala and Hollola, in addition to the surroundings of lake Vanajavesi; indeed, Ruuhijärvi, then covering most of what is now known as Nastola...
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    end of the lake to Yrjölänlahti Bay, which is part of the much larger Vanajavesi lake. The forests on the east side of the lake belong to Heikkilänmetsä...
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  • a former Finnish municipality and Iron Age archaeological excavation Vanajavesi, a lake in Finland Vanajan Autotehdas, a defunct producer of Vanaja heavy...
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    Toijala and the former municipality of Viiala are situated by the lake Vanajavesi, which is the most central watercourse in the Tavastia Proper region as...
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    Tervajoki River into Lake Kernaalanjärvi which in its turn drains into Lake Vanajavesi through Hiidenjoki River. On the north shore of the lake is Kirkonkylä...
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    Pälkänevesi, and Mallasvesi lakes. This chain of lakes drains into the Vanajavesi in Valkeakoski. From the southeast, another chain of lakes (Hauhon reitti)...
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  • region. The lake is part of Kokemäenjoki basin and it drains into Lake Vanajavesi through Hiidenjoki River. List of lakes in Finland Kernaalanjärvi in the...
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