The Orthodox cemetary

Have you heard about merchant Lisitzin and his family’s grave chapel? About Russian soldiers and prisoners of the discipline camp in the forest – all buried at Vaasa’s (Greek) Orthodox cemetery, founded in 1823.

No arranged transport.
You can take local bus lines from the city center to Ristinummi. From the nearest bus stop, it is about 700 meters to the cemetery. Lifti: https://www.vaasa.fi/en/living/traffic-and-streets/public-transport/bus-schedules-and-routes//

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