Vännäs

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Vännäs
Vännäs railway station
Vännäs railway station
Vännäs (Sweden)
Vännäs
Vännäs
Coordinates: 63°55′N 19°45′E / 63.917, 19.75
Country Sweden
Municipality Vännäs Municipality
County Västerbotten County
Province Västerbotten
Area [1]
 - Total 3.28 km² (1.3 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
 - Total 4,100
 - Density 1,250/km² (3,237.5/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Vännäs is a town (pop. 4,000) in Västerbotten, Sweden and the seat of Vännäs Municipality, Västerbotten County.

Vännäs is the hometown of the hardcore-band Refused, with singer Dennis Lyxéns family still living in Kolksele 1 mil (6 miles) from Vännäs köping. Other famous Vännäs locals are Sverker Olofsson; host of popular TV-show Plus, David Jakobsson, also known as Rambomannen, world famous gangster, and founding member of the global organized crime corporation Vännäs Locos.

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