Vaasa

Vaasa is the capital of the administrative region Ostrobothnia, Western Finland. The surrounding municipality of Korsholm is also handled in this article. Wikivoyage

Population 71,209 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Finland

• 000AnyAll emergencies
• 112AnyAll emergencies

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Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Ostrobothnian museum Museum · 750 m
• Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art Museum · 920 m
• Veera Artwork · 920 m
• Wasa Graffitilandia Gallery · 760 m
• Vaasan Jaakkoo Monument · 160 m
• Statue of Liberty Artwork · 430 m
• Vaasa Art Hall Gallery · 580 m
• Vaasa Car and Motor Museum Museum · 790 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Pizza 4
• Burger 3
• Japanese 2
• Indian 2
• Regional 2
• Mexican 2
• Italian 2
• Mediterranean 1

All 32 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Onkilahdenpuisto 660 m across 900 m
• Laivapuisto 430 m across 690 m
• Tiklaspuisto 400 m across 710 m
• Tamronpuisto 340 m across 710 m

Getting around

• Vaasa 360 m
• Vaasan Matkakeskus - Matkahuolto 480 m
• Vaasa terminal 3.3 km
• Huutoniemi 3.5 km

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