Vännäs TV Tower ( sv, Vännäsmasten) is a

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that has a mast on top. It is used for transmitting FM-/TV-broadcasting. The Vännäs TV Tower resembles the

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, the

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. They both are a concrete tower with a steel mast on top that is guyed to the ground. The

is tall, while the Vännäs Tower is shorter at tall. Vännäs TV Tower was close to collapsing due to heavy icing in 1988. They managed to save the tower by spraying hot water and glycol from a helicopter.

Geography

Vännäs TV Tower lies in the statistical-designated place of

Vännäs Vännäs () is a locality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Vännäs is the seat of Vännäs Municipality and had 4,466 inhabitants in 2018. The name of the village is known since 1535 (''Wendenäs'', ‘The place where a person walkin ...

, which in turn, is the seat of the

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, in the

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, situated in the northern part of the

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