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Suomen Neito Vääksyn kanavassaPhoto: Heidi Painilainen, Visit Lahti
Vääksy Canal connects the waterway between Lake Päijänne and Lake Vesijärvi.
Vääksy Canal and its picturesque environment has been attracting summer visitors to Asikkala for over a hundred years. Vääksy Canal is a well-known tourist destination and built cultural heritage site of national significance. The canal, completed in 1871, connects the waterway between Lake Vesijärvi and Lake Päijänne.
The Vääksy Canal is one of the busiest inland canals in Europe. In the past, the canal has served cargo and passenger ships. Today, the use is mainly recreational for boats and cruise ships. The length of the Vääksy canal is 1.3 km and there is one lock in the canal. The difference between the water levels is about three meters.
In the vicinity of the canal there is tourist information, restaurants, cafés and the boutiques of the picturesque Old Vääksy.
Opening times
Check the canal's up-to-date opening hours on the website:
https://vayla.fi/en/waterways/canals-and-bridges/vaaksy-canal
Public transport
Kanavatie has bus stops where regular bus services from Lahti, Padasjoki and Sysmä stop. See additional information: Transport in the Lahti Region. Long-distance buses stop at Old Vääksy market square, see more information on Matkahuolto's website. In the summer, you can also get to Vääksy Canal by ferry from Lahti and Heinola. See more information: Päijänne-Risteilyt Hilden.
Directions
By boat
When approaching from below (Päijänne), the locking call point is located on the left on the upper canal’s waiting pier, and when approaching from above (Vesijärvi), these are located on the right on the lower canal’s pier. Service locking at Kalkkinen Lock is controlled remotely from Vääksy Canal.
By road
From Kanavatie you can turn onto Meijeritie, where there is a large parking lot for cars and also space for buses.
Parking
There is a free parking lot near the canal.
Coordinates
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