Wanup is a dispersed rural community and unincorporated place in the geographic township of Dill[3] in the southeast of the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

[6][8][9] Settlement of Wanup dates back to the early 1900s, when large numbers of Finns arrived in Canada.

Leaving their homeland to escape the political instability of the time and the spectre of war with Russia many Finns chose this area to resume their primarily agricultural lifestyles.

Another important factor was the abundance of available work from the construction of the CN and CP rail lines which pass through the area.

On June 2, 2013, a rail bridge crossing the Wanapitei River at Wanup collapsed, causing a train derailment.