Guided summer walks
Explore Vaasa and Korsholm under the guidance of a knowledgeable tour guide and discover more during your visit.
During the summer, guided tours are available almost every day. Tickets for these tours can be purchased online until 6 p.m. the day before the tour. Below is a list of the tours available.
At other times, guided tours can be arranged by appointment, read more about that here.
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The Vaasa barracks area is one of the best-preserved 19th-century wooden barracks areas in Finland. On this guided tour, you get to know St. Nicholas Church and the barracks area. After the tour, there is an opportunity to have coffee and donuts in canteen (at own expense).
Tour days 2024: 3 July 1 pm | 17 July 5 pm, 10 August 1 pm
Duration: 1,5 h
Starting point: The Setterberg memorial, Kirkkopuistikko 34.
Price: 10 €/person, children under 12 free of charge.Book one day in advance, at the latest!
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Promenade in the Alkula Garden
In 1849, August Alexander Levon established the first steam mill in Finland called Alkula. His passion for gardening can still be seen here.
Time 2024: 3 June 5 pm | 24 June 5 pm | 10 July 5 pm
Duration: 1.5 h
Start: Alkula Farm, Gripinpolku 1, Old Vaasa.
Price: 10 €/person, children under 12 years free of charge.Book at least one day in advance.
To get to Old Vaasa you can take the local traffic bus line number 1, 4 or 5. You find the timetables here.
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Kappelinmäki graveyard dates back from 1782 and is one of Finland`s oldest cemeteries still in active use. Much of Vaasa`s ancient history lies buried in its soil.
Tour dates in 2024: 10 June 6 pm | 25 June 6 pm | 24 July 6 pm | 8 August 6 pm
Duration: 1.5 h
Starting Address: Kappelinmäentie 167, Vaasa
Price: 10 €/person, chilren under 12 years free of charge.Book at least one day in advance!
From the city center you can take bus 1, 2 or 5 to cross roads of Kappelinmäentie/Vanha Vaasan katu. You find bus schedules and route maps here.
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Afternoon promenade in Old Vaasa
Vaasa was founded by the Swedish King Charles IX in 1606. In 1852 a catastrophic fire destroyed the town. Some of the houses e.g. Wasastjerna residence and the old Court of Appeal survived the flames. We also visit the ancient site of the former castle and ruins of the medieval St. Maria church.
Starting point: Falander house (Musuem of Old Vaasa), Kauppiaankatu 10.
Time 2024: 6 June 5 pm | 26 June 5 pm | 8 July 5 pm | 22 August 5 pm
Duration: 1.5 h
Price: 10 €/person, children under 12 years free of charge.Bookings at least one day in advance!
To get to Old Vaasa you can take the local traffic bus line number 1 or 4. You find the timetables here.
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Präntöö better known as Palosaari
Vaasa’s first suburban district has a special place in the city’s history. The history begins in the 1780s when the port was moved here from Old Vaasa. Authors, shipbuilders, artists and factory workers have shaped the history of the island. The university campus is said to be the most beautiful in Finland.
Starting place: Market square at Palosaari
Time 2024: 17 June 17 pm | 27 June 17 pm | 29 July 13 pm | 14 August 17 pm.
Duration: 1.5 h
Price: 10 €, kids under 12-years free of charge.Bookings at least one day in advance!
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The traditional and popular guided walking tours i Vaasa graveyards continue also this summer.
Time i July 2023:
Tuesdays 4.7. and 28.7. at 18-19.30 the Old graveyard.
Tuesdays 11.7 and 25.7. at 18-19.30 the New graveyard.Meeting at the gates to the graveyards.
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It’s not often that a TV show focusing on household subjects manages to generate entirely new sayings. When something doesn’t work out Finns like to say “it didn’t go like in Strömsö.” In the Strömsö TV show, all the cooking, crafts and building projects are always a success. This trip gives you the opportunity to visit the set of this
lifestyle show in Västervik in Vaasa.You will be guided on the premises of the old villa which today is a well-known TV studio for a very popular life style TV series. Also the garden is part of the program and well worth seeing.
Tour dates: 29 June – 30 July and 3 August
Tuesdays 2-3.30 pm
Thursdays 5-6.30 pm
Saturdays 2-3.30 pm.Buy tickets at least one day in advance!
Address: Strömsöntie 16, Vaasa
No arranged transportation, but you can reach Strömsö (Västervik) with local bus. Line number 2 traffics from Vaasa city centre to “Västervikin ranta”, from the bus stop about 200 m walk to the Strömsö area. Check the schedule and route for the bus. -
On the tour you will hear about heroic pilots, periods of oppression, smugglers, Russian military expeditions, jaegers, interesting villagers, and of course about land raising and much more. At the end of the walk, a visit to the leaning Replot Church.
Time 2024: 5 June 1 pm | 31.7 1 pm | 5.8 1 pm
Duration: 1,5 h
Starting point: The parking lot at Replot church, Kyrkvägen 58, Replot.
Price: 10 €/person, children u. 12 years free of charge.Book at least one day in advance!
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Join our guide on a walk through the municipal center of Korsholm. We leave from Elly Sigfrid’s square and walk through new Smedsby. We travel back in time to the old Smedsby center, returning to the Cultural Hall.
Time 2024: 11 June 5 pm | 15 July 5 pm | 22 July 5 pm
Duration: 1.5 h
Starting point: Elly Sigfrids square, Torgvägen 1, Korsholm.
Price: 10 €/person, children under 12 years free of charge.Book at least one day in advance!
