13 Facts About Vaasa

Vaasa is well-known as a major university and college city in Finland.

Vaasa is known for Tropiclandia Water Park, which is located in the Vaskiluoto Island right next to a local spa hotel.

Thanks to the sea connections, ship building and trade, especially tar trade, Vaasa flourished in the 17th century and most of the inhabitants earned their living from it.

In June 1808, Vaasa was occupied by the Russian forces, and some of the local officials pledged allegiance to the occupying force.

Generalmajor Demidov suspected that the inhabitants of Vaasa had taken to arms and helped the Swedish forces, even though the provincial governor had confiscated all weapons that spring, and he took revenge by letting his men plunder the city for several days.

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The massacre in Vaasa was exceptional during the Finnish war as the Russian forces had avoided that kind of cruelty that far.

Post-war, Vaasa was industrialized, led by the electronics manufacturer Stromberg, later merged into ABB.

The Fohn wind, for example, passes over the Scandinavian Mountains and leaves a milder and drier weather in the lee of the mountains where Vaasa is found, affecting especially in the winter which explains sunny days even in the season of short solar duration.

Vaasa is generally speaking an industrial town, with several industrial parks.

Multi-use cargo and passenger Port of Vaasa is located in Vaskiluoto, connecting Vaasa with Umea, Sweden, and destinations further afield.

Vaasa Airport is located about nine kilometers southeast of the city center.

The largest one is the University of Vaasa, which is located in the neighbourhood of Palosaari.

Unique to Vaasa is the Finland-Swedish teachers training school Vasa ovningsskola, part of Abo Akademi.