Vaasa
Vaasa
Vasa
Vaasa is located at the Kvarken, only 80 kilometres from Umeå in Sweden, in a unique area around the Gulf of Bothnia where the land is rising from the sea.
The city of Vaasa was founded in 1606 by Charles IX around the oldest harbour and trading point in Ostrobothnia. In 1852 Vaasa was burnt to the ground, and in 1862 the new Vaasa was built on the Klemetsö headland, 7 km from the old town.
Today Vaasa is an international and industrial city, a venue for events and a lively university city. In addition to the events, the rich cultural life of Vaasa includes some twenty museums, from modern arts to engines, as well as many styles of music happenings. In terms of its population, Vaasa is the second largest student town in Finland; a third of our residents are either schoolchildren or university students. Nearly 600 exchange students and foreign degree students make Vaasa an international city. Vaasa is a bilingual city! Which means we have two of everything; i.e. newspapers, theatres and educational establishments. Bilingualism and multiculturalism make the street scene very international and give a distinct cultural atmosphere to Vaasa.Everything is close!
You can fly to Vaasa in one hour from Helsinki and Stockholm, and the drive from the airport takes only 10 minutes. By train you arrive directly ant the city centre. And the shortest shipping rout to Sweden goes from Vaasa all the year round. Everything in Vaasa is within walking or cycling distance. You can easily get to work, to school or go sightseeing without worrying about queues and traffic jams.
Consume culture!
Choose music from rock, jazz and pop to opera and symphony concerts. See the art museums' enormous art treasures from the Golden Age to contemporary art, take a closer view of handicraft villages or get acquainted with the Kvarken nature. Have a theatre experiences from dramas to musicals.
Unique part of Finland!
The Kvarken's shallow moraine archipelago in Finland together with the High coast in Sweden, form a Unesco World Heritage Area. Due to land uplift the nature, vegetation and fauna, of the Kvarken are in a constant state of change.
Happy holidays!
Vaasa is a place where history meets the present, culture meets nature, and shops meet the old market hall. The squares and the large parks in the centre, together with a rocky archipelago, create a seaside resort with a unique atmosphere. And the sun shines often in the sunniest city of Finland.
Booking Contacts:
Vaasa City Tourist Office
Raastuvankatu 30
65101 Vaasa
Tel: +358-(0)6-325 1145
Fax: +358-(0)6-325 3620
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