Vaasa 420 years

See and hear the stories of the inner city sights, historical places and interesting people. The tour starts from the Finnish Statue of Liberty at the Market Square.

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Strömsö is real! Enter an old villa full of history, now lifestyle TV studio and a paradise for idea generators and Do It Yourself enthusiasts. The tour takes us indoors and around the garden. One hour. No arranged transportation. See: Lifti – Public transport for...
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...
Popular walking tours of Vaasa’s New and Old Cemetery. The guide will tell you about interesting figures in commerce, industry and the arts buried in the cemetery. No advance booking. Free of charge. Meeting at the gate. Cooperation with Vaasa Parish Union.
There is a lot of Outsider Art on show along the fitness-path in Asevelikylä. The path is named after artist Edvin Hevonkoski, Vaasa born and bred. He was inspired by Finnish politics and literature. Besides art, you’ll find a trench, a military shelter and a...