Vehniä
Vehniä | |
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Village | |
Fields in Vehniä | |
Vehniä Location in Central Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°26′17″N 25°40′57″E / 62.4381°N 25.6825°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Jyväskylä sub-region |
| Municipality | Laukaa |
| Population | |
• Total | c. 1,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | https://www.vehnia.fi/ |
Vehniä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋehniæˣ]) is a village in the municipality of Laukaa in Central Finland, Finland. It is located along Highway 4 (E75), about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of the city of Jyväskylä near Jyväskylä Airport. The village area has a population of approximately 1,000.[1]
The historical center of the village is the Vehniä Manor, located on the shores of Lake Alasenjärvi.[2] Gustaf Oskar Schöneman (1839–1894), known as the lyricist of the Christmas carols "Joulupuu on rakennettu" and Finnish translation of "Silent Night", was born in the manor.[2] The village is home to the Vehniä Baptist Church,[3] and one of Finland's three Lidl distribution centers is also located there.[4]
The village is infamous for the 1974 bus crash; a bus carrying Dutch tourists collided with a truck while overtaking, resulting in the deaths of 12 people and the injury of 18 others.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Tervetuloa Vehniän kylälle". vehnia.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Vehniän kylän historiaa". vehnia.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Vehniän baptistiseurakunta". vehnianbaptistiseurakunta.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Lidl Laukaan jakelukeskus, Vehniä". cylex.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 5 July 2025.
- ^ "Hollantilaisbussin ja rekka-auton yhteentörmäys Laukaan Vehniällä" (PDF). Palontorjunta (in Finnish). 1974. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
External link
- Official website (in Finnish)
- Vehniä's location at Fonecta