pole . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁German ▁minor ity ▁in ▁Poland ▁List ▁of ▁S iles ians ▁People ▁by ▁city ▁in ▁S iles ia ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Tom asz ▁Kam us ella . ▁The ▁Sz lon z oks ▁and ▁their ▁Language : ▁Between ▁Germany , ▁Poland ▁and ▁Sz lon z ok ian ▁National ism ▁The ▁S iles ian ▁Museum : ▁The ▁Architecture ▁of ▁Identity ▁ ▁Category : S lav ic ▁eth nic ▁groups ▁Category : S iles ia ▁▁ ▁Category : E th nic ▁groups ▁in ▁Poland ▁Category : E th nic ▁groups ▁in ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁Category : E th nic ▁groups ▁in ▁Germany ▁Category : E th nic ▁groups ▁divided ▁by ▁international ▁borders <0x0A> </s> ▁V ä ä ks y ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁and ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁municipality ▁of ▁As ikk ala ▁in ▁southern ▁Finland . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁an ▁is th mus ▁between ▁P ä ij än ne ▁and ▁V es ij är vi , ▁about ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁La ht i . ▁ ▁The ▁V ä ä ks y ▁canal , ▁V es ij är ven ▁kan ava , ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁V ä ä ks y . ▁Its ▁length ▁is ▁ 1 , 3   km ▁and ▁the ▁height ▁difference ▁is ▁about ▁ 3 ▁metres . ▁Now ad ays ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁fresh water ▁canal ▁in ▁Finland . ▁ ▁The ▁canal ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 9 - 7 1 ▁and ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 – 0 6 .