About Vaasa
In the city of Vaasa, the capital of the Ostrobothnia region on the western coast of Finland, there is a population of about 67 thousand people. 70% of the city speaks Finnish and 25% speak Swedish. However, the number of Swedish speakers in the surrounding municipalities seems to be higher. This puts the city to a central position where the Fin and the Swedish cultures live together. There are three important universities in the city, the largest being Vaasa University. The other two universities are the Abo Academy and the Swedish School of Business and Economics ...
There are two universities for applied sciences in the city, which has industrial parks providing a quarter of the city's livelihood. Places that can be seen in the city are Trinity Church, Wasaborg, Tritonia Library, Russian barracks, Korsholm Church and St. Maria Church.
