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Vaasa city overview
Vaasa is a city in Finland shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Known forKvarken Archipelago, Tropiclandia, Old Vaasa, Ostrobothnian Museum
RegionFinlandFinland
Time zoneEurope/Helsinkilocal time
Founded1606historical origin
City history
At first it was called Mustasaari or Mussor after the village where it was founded in 1606, but just a few years later the name was changed to Vasa to honor the royal Swedish.
In 1611, the town was chartered and renamed after the Royal House of Vasa.
In 1683, the three-subject or Trivial school moved from Nykarleby to Vaasa, and four years later a new schoolhouse was built in Vaasa.
The Court of Appeal (built in 1775, nowadays the Church of Korsholm), some Russian guard-houses along with a gunpowder storage and the buildings of the Vaasa provincial hospital (nowadays a psychiatric hospital) also survived.
Out of 379 buildings only 24 privately owned buildings had survived, among them the Falander–Wasastjerna patrician house (built in 1780–1781) which now houses the Old Vaasa Museum.
In 1793, Vaasa had 2,178 inhabitants, and in the year of the catastrophic town fire of 1852 the number had risen to 3,200. Finnish War During the Finnish War, fought between Sweden and Russia.
The first library in Finland was founded in Vaasa in 1794.
Vaasa would now become a part of the newly formed Grand Duchy of Finland within the Russian Empire. Town fire The mainly wooden and densely built town was almost utterly destroyed in 1852.
During the period of Russian rule, the city was renamed Nikolaistad (Swedish) or Nikolainkaupunki (Finnish) in 1855, in tribute to the recently deceased Tsar Nicholas I of Russia.
The town was promptly renamed Vasa (Vaasa) after the Tsar Nicholas II was overthrown in 1917. De facto Capital of Finland During the Finnish Civil War, Vaasa was the de facto capital of the.
In the middle of the century, Saint Mary's Church was built, and in the 1370s the building of the fortress at Korsholm, Crysseborgh, was undertaken, and served as an administrative centre of the Vasa.
A fire started in a barn belonging to district court judge J.
Much of the archived material concerning Vaasa and its inhabitants was destroyed in the fire.
According to popular belief, the fire got started when a careless visitor from Vörå fell asleep in Aurén's barn and dropped his pipe in the dry hay. New town The new town of Nikolaistad.
Worth seeing
Kvarken Archipelago
Kvarken Archipelago is a practical Vaasa planning anchor: compare its location, transfer time, nearby hotel bases and event timing before you lock the day plan.
Tropiclandia
Tropiclandia is a practical Vaasa planning anchor: compare its location, transfer time, nearby hotel bases and event timing before you lock the day plan.
Old Vaasa
Old Vaasa is a practical Vaasa planning anchor: compare its location, transfer time, nearby hotel bases and event timing before you lock the day plan.
Ostrobothnian Museum
Ostrobothnian Museum is a practical Vaasa planning anchor: compare its location, transfer time, nearby hotel bases and event timing before you lock the day plan.
Inner harbour
Inner harbour is a practical Vaasa planning anchor: compare its location, transfer time, nearby hotel bases and event timing before you lock the day plan.
Replot Bridge
Replot Bridge is a practical Vaasa planning anchor: compare its location, transfer time, nearby hotel bases and event timing before you lock the day plan.
Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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Rental cars
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Best time to visit
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Transport notes
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Crowds
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