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General brochure 2013 - City of Vaasa
Vaasa Guide - what to see and do
Vaasa in brief - key facts and figures of the city
Located on the west coast of Finland and called the sunny pearl of the Kvarken. Vaasa is the sunniest city in Finland based on sunny 
hours a year.
Highly Qualified Vaasa.
During last years the population and the number of workplaces have clearly increased. We have over 65.000 inhabitants. Vaasa today is the educational, cultural and tourist centre of Western Finland.
The Nordic leader in energy technology.
A significant share of Finland’s – and of all the Nordic countries’ – energy technological industry is concentrated to the Vaasa region. The strong know-
how is centred in the solutions 
for distributed
energy production, energy distribution and consumption.
History.
The town of Vaasa was founded in 1606 by Charles IX around the oldest harbour and trading point in Ostrobothnia. In 1852, Vaasa was burnt to the ground, and in 1862 the new Vaasa was built on the Klemetsö headland, 7 km from the old town.
Nature.
Unique Kvarken archipelago nature was selected to
the UNESCO world heritage list, the first natural
heritage in Finland.
Logical city with short distances.
The grid pattern of the town plan in the Empire style has turned Vaasa into a spacious logical city. Thanks to short distances, Vaasa is an easy place to live.
Photos:
Jaakko Salo
Mikko Lehtimäki