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Vaasa Culture Crawl

The Vaasa Culture Crawl takes place from 19 October to 1 November 2026!

The Vaasa Culture Crawl will be held for the first time during weeks 43–44. In October, you can explore Vaasa’s diverse cultural offerings and collect stamps in your cultural passport. Participating venues include Vaasan kaupunginteatteri (Vaasa City Theatre), Wasa Teater, Vaasa City Library, Vaasa Museums and the Vaasa  City Orchestra

Pick up your appro passport for €2 at VYY’s office (Puuvillakuja 8). Collect five stamps from three different cultural venues and return your completed passport to the same place where you picked it up. Complete your passport and get a patch! Check out the programme below and start exploring Vaasa’s cultural venues!

 

Vaasan kaupunginteatteri

Vaasan kaupunginteatteri is Vaasa’s professional Finnish theatre, located in Pitkäkatu 53.

Week 43

  • Thu 22 Oct at 5 pm STUDENT BINGO (free for students)
  • Fri 23 Oct HAALARINÄYTÖS | Näytelmä joka menee pieleen (The Play That Goes Wrong) (€10)
    • 6.30–6.50 pm TALK| Riku Rantala. The same ticket also gives access to Riku Rantala’s talk, held from 6.30–6.50 pm in Julia. The first 100 ticket buyers can attend.
  • Sat 24 Oct at 1 pm & 6 pm Näytelmä joka menee pieleen (The Play That Goes Wrong) (student price €25)

Week 44

  • Tue 27 Oct at 3 pm THEATRE BINGO (€3)
  • Wed 28 Oct at 1 pm Tinakenkätyttö (student price €25)
  • Thu 29 Oct at 1 pm Tinakenkätyttö (student price €25)
  • Thu 29 Oct at 5 pm Backstage Tour (student price €5)
  • Thu 29 Oct at 6 pm Introduction to the production + Open Rehearsal | Viirun ja Pesonen joulu (free)
  • Fri 30 Oct at 1 pm & 7 pm Näytelmä joka menee pieleen (The Play That Goes Wrong) (student price €25)

HAPPY HOUR: Get a student ticket for €10 one hour before the performance starts! The offer applies to the theatre’s own productions.

Happy Hour tickets are available only at the theatre’s ticket office. Student-price tickets are available at the ticket office and in the online store. Please be prepared to show your student card if requested.

Wasa teater

Wasa Teater is located in Hietasaarenkatu 7.

Week 43

  • Thu 22 Oct, 3–4 pm Democracy Forum – Make your voice heard. How do you want to make a difference?
    • Part of the Theatre & Democracy project
  • Fri 23 Oct, 3–4 pm Democracy Forum – Make your voice heard. How do you want to make a difference?
    • Part of the Theatre & Democracy project
  • Sat 24 Oct at 1.00 pm & 7.00 pm Tillsammans (student price €20)

Week 44

  • Fri 30 Oct at 4.00 pm Tillsammans (student price €20)

 

Tip! Are you under 26?

Pay €26 once and see Wasa Theatre’s own productions as many times as you like for a whole year. Ask for more info at the ticket office.

Vaasa City Culture and Library Services

Vaasa Main Library is located in the city centre at Kirjastonkatu 13, 65100 Vaasa
Open Mon-Thu from 10 am to 3 pm, Fri from 10 am to 5 pm and Sat from 10 am to 3 pm. Self-service time Mon-Fri 9-15. Evening self-service time in the café Proosa and the Newspaper area Mon-Thu from 8 pm to 10 pm, Fri from 5 pm to 8 pm, Sat from 3 pm to 6 pm, Sun from 10 am to 1 pm.
In the Appropass you will get a stamp for a self-executing task, which you can get from the Main Library’s Customer Service Desk (2nd floor) or Info (1st floor) and events at the Main Library.
Library events:
Week 43
  • Tue 20.10. at 18 Dekkapiiri (in Finnish): book by Anki Edvinsson: Lumienkeli, Venny (2nd floor)
Welcome to the reading circle to discuss the suspense novel!
Silent Book club, as its name suggests, is a silent reading moment when one reads alone, yet together with others. Take with you the book or e-book you want to read or borrow one from the library collection.
Week 44
The author recounts her book Rikosten juuret, in which she examines the underlying causes of crime from the perspective of both people with criminal backgrounds and experts.
  • Thu 29.10. at 17-20 Night of the Ghosts, Adult Department (2nd floor)
A terrifying mission in the midst of ghosts…
There is free access to events!

Vaasa City Orchestra

Vaasa City Orchestra is located in the Vaasa City Hall, Senaatinkatu 1, 65100 Vaasa.

Week 43

  • Thu 22 October at 6-6.30 pm & 7-7.30 pm Candlelit swimming with live music (Vaasa City Orchestra), admission ticket to the Vaasa swimming Hall, Hietasaarenkatu 8, Vaasa

Week 44

  • Thu 29 October at 6 pm Oopperailta (Opera Night) at the Vaasa City Hall, student price: 2 €
  • Vaasa City Orchestra, cond. Anna-Maria Helsing, sol. Mirjam Helin Academy’s singers
  • Alongside the Mirjam Helin Competition the Finnish Cultural Foundation has also established a vocal academy that has quickly risen to prominence as a respected talent program guiding young singers toward international careers. Now the academy’s outstanding talents perform in a concert featuring classics of the operatic repertoire under the direction of Anna-Maria Helsing, whose passion for opera shines through the program.

Vaasa Museums

19.10.-1.11. Culture Appros at Vaasa Museums 

Earn a Culture Appro stamp or sticker by posting about a museum, exhibition, or museum environment on social media, adding the hashtag #vaasanmuseot, and showing your post to a member of the museum information staff. Explore the museums’ offerings: vaasanmuseot.fi 

Museum admission with a student card is €9, allowing you to visit both museums on the same day. 

 Weeks 43 & 44

Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art 

  • Open Wed-Sat 10-17
  • Inner Harbour, Vaasa 
  • The exhibition Marja Pirilä – Camera Obscura brings together light, spaces, memories, and human experiences through immersive photographs, installations, and video works. The atmosphere of the exhibition is enhanced by soundscapes by Tapani Rinne. 

Tikanoja Art Museum 

  • Open Wed-Sat 10-17
  • Hovioikeudenpuistikko 4, Vaasa 
  • The exhibition mÅland – The Önningeby Artists’ Colony offers perspectives on the life of an artistic community, friendships, and the development of Finnish art in the late 19th century. 

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Ostrobothnian Museum 

  • Opening to the public on 7.11.2026
  • Museokatu 3, Vaasa 
  • Free access to the museum courtyard and Maria Park.
  • The Ostrobothnian Museum presents the history, nature, and cultural heritage of Ostrobothnia. In addition to its permanent exhibitions, the museum hosts temporary exhibitions. Opening on 7.11.2026 are Fortuna and an exhibition about vipers in Terranova. 

Interested in culture, museums, or events? 

More information:

Head of culture services Jenni Niemi, jenni.niemi@vaasa.fi