Westenergy & Energy Vaasa
Energy Vaasa is an economically significant area, which have more than 180 companies in the energy industry and the Energy Vaasa cluster employs 13, 000 people. The overall turnover of our businesses is some EUR 6 billion annually.
In the Vaasa region, energy is also produce from waste. Westenergy’s modern waste incineration plant converts waste that cannot be recycled efficiently into safe and emission-free energy. Over one third of all the district heating used in the Vaasa region is produced here.
Visit Westenergy for a guided walking tour of the facility. During the tour, you can take a look at both the waste bunker through the control room window and see the burning waste on the roaster!
Lunch is served at Hotel Vallonia before the tour ends with a short tour of the city centre and the campus area at Palosaari.
- Season: year round, Monday-Friday
- Length: 5 hours
- Group size: at least 15 and at the most 25 people
- Price 2026: Mon-Fri 38 €/person
- The price includes: guide service, visit to Westenergy, lunch, program
facilitation, and VAT
- The price includes: guide service, visit to Westenergy, lunch, program
Bookings: booking@visitvaasa.fi
NOTE! In 2026, West Energy will not take reservations for 6.4.-3.5. due to the annual maintenance of the facility.