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The Vähäkyrö plater tradition reaches far back in history and is widely known in Ostrobothnia. The old artisan traditions come alive in the Plater Museum. Here the visitor gets to see, how and with what kind of tools tin plate artefacts are made. With a little bit of luck, you can also see a genuine plater in his work.
The Vähäkyrö plater tradition extends all the way to the 18th century. The plater craft came to Finland from Germany in the beginning of the 18th century, soon after large tin pits had been discovered in England. In the parish of Vähäkyrö were 35 platers in the 1890s, and a few decades later there were already 100 of them. Most of them were crofters or farm labourers, who were tired of agricultural work. Still in the 1950s at least one railroad car loaded full of plater products left from the Tervajoki station every week.
+358 6 325 8400
yhteispalveluvahakyro@vaasa.fi
http://www.museiportalosterbotten.fi/museum-a-o-en/museum/68-plater-museum
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The construction of the church in Pörtom started in 1781 and it was ready for consecration in September 1783. The bell tower was built in 1790, and the pulpit was made by Natanael Rönnlund in 1818.
+358 6 220 4200
portom.pastorskansli@evl.fi
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On the Rejpelt Fädernegården the visitor gets an idea about country life at the end of the 19th century. The cabin’s interior, which is typical for the period, offers the framework for exploring local historical items. The girls’ barn with its colourful textiles is also truly worth a visit. In the proximity of the museum is the Munter’s soldier cottage, which is connected to The Tales of Ensign Ståhl.
Fädernegården is a typical Ostrobothnian double cabin, built in 1852. The house was relocated on the area in the 1950s and the museum area has been constructed on the model of a peasant house with its lofts and barns. All of the museum’s buildings originate from Rejpelt, except for the windmill, which has been transferred from Korsnäs.
http://www.museiportalosterbotten.fi/museum-a-o-en/museum/29-rejpelt-fadernegard
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Let the Replot bridge lead you to the northern part of the Kvarken Archipelago World Heritage area!
The bridge is 1045 metres long which makes it the longest bridge in Finland. By the bridge, park your car at the parking area by the Restaurant and Café Berny’s, walk up to the bridge and take in the scenery. Visit also the World Heritage Gateway in the same premises with the restaurant. There you can get tips for your trip to the archipelago.
The bridge opened in 1997 and Martti Ahtisaari and Ólafur Ragnar Grimsson, the previous presidents of Finland and Iceland, attended the opening on the 27th of August. The bridge replaced ferries and thousands of people cross the bridge every day. The pylons rise 82,5 meters above sea level and the clearance height for boats is 26 meters.
Photo: Esa Siltaloppi/ES Visuals
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The Gustav Adolf Church in Replot village was built in 1781 and stands on the hill called Skieppskatts-backen. The church was built as a so called long church with a steep roof. In the 1840s, the church received its altar construction and pulpit from the Sankta Maria church in Old Vasa, and so were saved from the great fire of 1852.
+358 6 352 0005
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The Replot Local Museum is situated on the Alexandersgatan in the middle of the village of Replot. The museum represents a typical islander farm. In the collections are both utensils and furniture from the 18th and 19th century and handmade clothing for both the young and the old.
+358 50 3504 375
http://www.museiportalosterbotten.fi/museum-a-o-en/museum/56-replot-museum
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Observation Tower Saltkaret
The impressive, tar coloured Saltkaret raises to over 20 meters height in the World heritage area of Kvarken Archipelago. The tower, located in the fish harbour Svedjehamn, offers a beautiful view over the De Geer-moraines. This unique moraine archipelago affirms the enormous power of the last ice age in the Kvarken Archipelago.
The visible area from the tower is a perfect example of the De Geer areas in Finland. The tower also pleases many bird-watchers, as many of the typical bird species of the island can be spotted in the area, such as black coots, terns and sea eagles. The wooden observation tower is also an excellent intermediate stopping point for hikers, because it is located directly by the hiking trail. You can reach the lower level of the tower also with prams or wheelchairs.
Driving directions to Saltkaret:
Saltkaret is located in Svedjehamn, which is in the municipality of Korsholm, about 40-45 minutes drive northwest from the centre of Vaasa. From Vaasa: drive on road number 742 (Alskatvägen/Alskatintie) north towards Replot (Raippaluoto) approximately 20 kilometres. After Replot continue straight on road 7240 (Replotvägen/Björkövägen OR Raippaluodontie/Björköntie) approximately 20 kilometres and you’ll arrive to Svedjehamn harbour where the road ends.
There is a free parking place in Svedjehamn. The observation tower can already be seen from the harbour and the parking place. Next to the parking place there is an information sign about the Björkö-Panike hiking trail. The observation tower is located by this trail; about 600 metres walk from the parking place.
You can find the map of the area and further information from excursion map.
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Sommaröhallen is a local shop for handicraft, local food, flowers, and a coffee shop in Södra Vallgrund in the Kvarken World Heritage Archipelago.
+358 6 3527 830
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Strömsö is known as the recording venue for the popular TV show Strömsö, a Lifestyle program that deals with things that you do at home or at your leisure time. The first program was broadcast in 2002 and ever since its inception, it has been at the top of Svenska Yle’s most viewed program, so millions of Finns know this environment. The program is also broadcast in Sweden via SVT. The recording site is located in the district of Västervik, about 10 kilometres from the centre of Vaasa.
Strömsö is also the name of the building where the program is recorded. The building, built in the 1850s, is beautifully situated in a park, and in the area there are various projects that were made in the TV program.
You can on your own visit and walk around the area. There is also a well-visited beach and a nice lawn for picnics or sunbathing.
If you want to go inside the buildings, this is possible during the summer one of the guided walks. Read more and book your ticket at https://visitvaasa.sportum.info/
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Stundars is a large open-air museum in Solf village, about 15 kilometers south from Vaasa. The museum tells the stories of what life was like for the peasantry, craftsmen and lower social classes on the Swedish-speaking countryside, from Oravais in the north to Pörtom in the south, during the period of 1870-1920. The museum village have about 70 buildings including a country shop, a school, a farmstead, and crofters’ cottages.
Come see where the Ostrobothnian forefathers slept, ate and laughed – how did they really fit in the short bunkbeds? Maybe we’ll have an old-time washing day when you visit, or maybe we’ve made coffee over the fire and you’ll get a cup? Or maybe you’d just like to stroll around the picturesque museum village in your own pace and maybe, just maybe hear the grey timber walls whispering of times gone by…?
The Stundars Open-Air Museum area is open for recreation all year round, but during the summer season the cottages of the museum village are open every day. Outside opeing hours you are free to take a stroll in the open-air museum, but the cottages will be closed.
Stundars’ museum village offers an opportunity to walk through historical landscapes, next to farms, village schools, and crofters’ cabins. Through Stundars it is easy to walk further to the Söderfjärden hiking trail, to explore the former wetlands in the giant meteor crater, as well as climb up the bird-watching tower. The Stundars trail is also a part of the pilgrim’s way St Olav Ostrobothnia. We welcome you to enjoy a walk through dog-friendly Stundars.
On Thursdays during autumn, winter and spring, there are free guided tours and other activities at the museum from 12 to 3 pm, as advertised. You can find a more detailed program in our calendar, and on our Facebook-page and Instagram account. During the Museum-Thursdays, there is free entrance.
+358 6 5709 9000
info@stundars.fi
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This windmill was constructed in the early years of the 19th century, when the Söderfjärden plain was still covered by water. The year 1809 is cut into the wood in the mill and is likely to be the year when it was built.
Mr Isak Jakobsson Schöring (1759-1833) was the farmer that owned the land where it was built. According to tradition, a sailor, Skata Johan, was the architect. He had sailed many years as the ship’s carpenter and most likely also visited Holland, while the mill is built in the Dutch style.
This kind of a windmill is unique in Finland. The mill was used for about one hundred years for grinding meal and planing wood to small, slim pieces, used for covering roofs. The mill was not used after 1910 and was without wings until 1991, when the association Bygdeföreningen renovated it.
Groups wishing to be guided in the mill can book via Meteorian’s online booking. If so, record this in the box of the online form: “Questions and wishes”
info@sundom.fi
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Terranova is the name of the museum’s permanent natural science exhibition. Terranova is Latin for ‘new land’. In the Kvarken region the ´new´ land rises from the sea at a rate of 9 mm per year. Terranova was opened in 2002 in cooperation with the Ostrobothnian Museum, the Finnish Forest and Park Service Metsähallitus and the Ostrobothnia Australis Association.
Terranova presents nature in the Kvarken and Vaasa region from the Ice Age until the present day. Visitors can wonder at the land uplift phenomenon and its consequences, admire the beautiful Kvarken Archipelago and its fauna with all their senses. They can pat a ringed seal or touch rock that is billions of years old, dive beneath the surface in a virtual aquarium and watch nature films in the auditorium.
Terranova is also privileged to present a unique natural heritage site: The Kvarken Archipelago was entered in UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2006 – the only natural site in Finland to be included so far. Together with the High Coast of Sweden, it forms a natural heritage site. The area was given the status of world heritage because post-glacial rebound is more visible here than anywhere else in the world. More information about the High Coast and the Kvarken Archipelago World Heritage is available at www.merenkurkku.fi and www.naturumhogakusten.se.
+358 6 325 3800
museoinfo@vaasa.fi
https://vaasacitymuseums.fi/ostrobothnian-museum/exhibitions-and-events/terranova/
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In 1776, the Court of Appeal was built in Vaasa by Gustavus III, this was the second Court of Appeal in Finland. The building, which was designed by superintendent C. F. Adelcrantz was completed in 1786. After the great fire (1852) in the town, when almost everything was burnt to the ground, the building of the Court of Appeal began to serve as the church for Mustasaari congregation. The bell-tower, designed by C. A. Setterberg, was built in the 1800s.
+358 6 356 0500
https://www.korsholmssvenskaforsamling.fi/kyrkor-och-lokaler/korsholms-kyrka
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One of the Kvarken’s specialties is definitely the De Geer moraines, or washboard moraines, that form clear streaks in the scenery. You can see these formations best from the observation tower Saltkaret or along the Bodvattnet nature trail.
Is it difficult to choose which place to visit in the Kvarken? Here is some tips of the archipelago’s gems for you!
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In the House of Crafts, Österbottens Hantverk rf, Taito Shop Loftet and the Loftet restaurant operate. The purpose of Österbottens Hantverk is to support and promote the Ostrobothnian craft culture, which can be seen in the exhibitions, which are usually changed every month. The exhibitions are related to crafts, art and design. The large hall in the lower floor serves as an exhibition space, a beautiful room in old style where the restaurant’s guests can enjoy good food while they take part of the current exhibition.
The House of Crafts Loftet is located in central Vaasa in one of the city’s oldest wooden houses. The house was designed by urban planner Carl Axel Setterberg and was built in the 1860s.
+358 6 318 5300
info@loftet.fi
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The unique Kvarken Archipelago is Finland’s only Natural World Heritage Site on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Together with Sweden’s High Coast, the Kvarken Archipelago is the best place in the world to experience and understand the land uplift phenomenon caused by the last Ice Age.
+358 50 346 6200
info@kvarken.fi
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The old church was built in the end of Middle Ages, and it’s oldest part is the sacristy. There is 114 frescos on the church’s walls. The church is closed due to renovations.
https://isokyro.fi/vapaa-aika-ja-matkailu/matkailija/historia-ja-kulttuuri/vanha-kirkko/
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The stone bridge at Toby is the second oldest stone bridge still in use in Finland. With its twin arches, its 85 m length and 5,5 m width, it is a fine example of the bridge-building techniques of the 18th century.