Vaasa
This bilingual Finnish city on the Gulf of Bothnia, Vaasa has a walkable centre with a dense food-and-drink scene and a concentration of historic churches. Chartered in 1611 by King Charles IX of Sweden and named after the Swedish royal House of Vasa, it briefly served as the capital of White Finland during the 1918 Civil War. Today it is the main cultural centre for Swedish-speaking Finns and home to several universities, including the University of Vaasa and faculties of Åbo Akademi and the University of Helsinki.
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- Population69,819
- Nearest water from center 1.4 km0.8 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 1.7 km1.0 mi
Nearest airports
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Vaasa: quick answers
Where is Vaasa?
Vaasa is in Finland.
How do you get to Vaasa?
The nearest airport is Vaasa (VAA), about 26 min away by road. The nearest train station is Vaasa, about 3 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Vaasa?
The warmest month is July, averaging 17°C63°F across day and night; the coolest is February, at -5°C22°F. The wettest month is July, with about 76 mm3.0 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Vaasa?
OpenStreetMap lists 8 museums, 69 restaurants, 22 cafés and 21 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Vaasa?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Korsholm.