Finland
West Coast
Ostrobothnia

Palosaari

Palosaari is a peninsula in , and has about 5,760 residents. Palosaari is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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  • Type: Peninsula
  • Description: 4th major district of Vaasa, Finland
  • Also known as: “Brändö”, “Brändolandet”, and “Palosaari major district”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Palosaari Church and Ostrobothnian Museum.

Church
Photo: Skogsfrun, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Copyrighted free use.
The is a provincial museum of cultural history, which also serves as provincial art museum and a museum of natural science. The museum building, designed by Eino Forsman in 1927, and the museum’s exhibition wing, planned by architect Erik Kråkström in 1967 are located next to the Marianpuisto park in central .

Photo: Zunter, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vöyrinkaupunki and Vaasa.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a suburb.

Photo: Jjtkk, Public domain.
is the capital of the administrative region , Western Finland. The surrounding municipality of Korsholm is also handled in this article.

Suburb
Photo: Kallerna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Finnish island in the Gulf of Bothnia, immediately in front of the city centre of , . It is connected to the mainland by the road and rail bridge, and has a surface area of 2.5 square kilometres.

Palosaari

Latitude
63.10707° or 63° 6′ 26″ north
Longitude
21.59122° or 21° 35′ 28″ east
Population
5,760
Open location code
9GM34H4R+RF
Geo­Names ID
660523
Wiki­data ID
Q11886553
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Satellite Map

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

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Palosaari” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Palosaari (lawis)”
  • Cebuano: “Palosaari”
  • Finnish: “Palosaaren suuralue”
  • Finnish: “Palosaari”
  • Finnish: “Präntöö”
  • French: “Palosaari (Vaasa)”
  • French: “Palosaari”
  • Persian: “پالوساری (واسا)”
  • Persian: “پالوساری”
  • Swedish: “Brändö storområde”
  • Swedish: “Brändö, Vasa”
  • Swedish: “Brändö”
  • Swedish: “Palosaari”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Palosaarensalmi and Mansikkasaari.

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