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Vaasa

Vaasa

Vaasa is the capital of the administrative region , Western Finland. The surrounding municipality of Korsholm is also handled in this article.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Vaasa Airport and Korsholm Church.

Aerodrome
Photo: Kallerna, Public domain.
is located in , , about 9 kilometres south-east of city centre. As of 2024, it is the 7th busiest airport in Finland with 177,592 passengers.

Church
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is a church building in the city of , in the region of in . Originally the building was built for the Court of Appeal between 1776 and 1786, and designed by Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz. is situated 3½ km west of Vaasa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Vaasa and Haapaniemi.

Suburb
Photo: Kotivalo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb, which is situated 4 km west of Vaasa.

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 5 km northwest of Vaasa.

Vaasa

Latitude
63.0699° or 63° 4′ 12″ north
Longitude
21.8027° or 21° 48′ 10″ east
Population
67,600
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
Open location code
9GM33R93+W3
Geo­Names ID
632979
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Satellite Map

Discover Vaasa from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Swedish—“Vaasa” goes by many names.
  • Finnish: “Vaasa”
  • Finnish: “Vaasan Kaupunki”
  • French: “Vaasa”
  • German: “Vaasa”
  • Icelandic: “Vasa”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vasa”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vasa”
  • Norwegian: “Vasa”
  • Swedish: “Vasa Stad”
  • Swedish: “Vasa”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sabelsbacken and Höstves.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Värnebacksskogen and Hemskogen.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Vaasa”. Photo: Jjtkk, Public domain.