Graveyard Walking Tours

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.

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Vaasa-born Mathilda was a noble lady who became known as prisoner`s true friend. The walk passes her childhood and youth surroundings and starts at the Vaasa Court of Appeal, Rantakatu.
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