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Vaasa
Vaasan kaupunki - Vasa stad
Coat of arms of Vaasa
Coat of arms
Vaasa (Finland)
Vaasa
Vaasa
Location of Vaasa in Finland
Coordinates: 63°10′00″N 22°00′00″E / 63.166667, 22
Country Finland
Province Western Finland
Region Ostrobothnia
Sub-region
Charter 1606
Government
 - City manager Markku Lumio
Area
 - Total 397 km² (153. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The state of Finland consists of 6 provinces ( Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län) The Province of Western Finland is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. Finland is divided into 20 regions ( maakunta in Finnish, landskap in Swedish) Ostrobothnia (Österbotten Pohjanmaa is a Region of Finland (landskap maakunta In 2005 Finland is divided into 77 sub-regions ( seutukunta in Finnish, ekonomisk region in Swedish) A charter is the grant of authority or rights stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a City, in a council-manager form of city government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 3 sq mi)
 - Land 183 km² (70. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 7 sq mi)
Population
 - Total 57,030
Time zone CET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+3)
Official languages Finnish, Swedish
Website: www.vaasa.fi

Vaasa (Swedish: Vasa) is a city on the west coast of Finland. Eastern European Time ( EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Daylight saving time ( DST Eastern European Summer Time ( EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 Time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+3 is used in the following locations Moscow Time Eastern European Summer Time West Asian Summer Time The two official languages of Finland are Finnish and Swedish. Finnish ( or suomen kieli) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92% As of 2006) and by ethnic Finns outside Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the Finland Swedish is a general term for the closely related cluster of Dialects of Swedish spoken in Finland by Swedish-speaking Finns as their Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It received its charter in 1606, during the reign of Charles IX of Sweden and is named after the Royal House of Vasa. Charles IX (Karl IX ( 4 October 1550 – 30 October 1611) was King of Sweden from 1604 until his death The House of Vasa ( Swedish: Vasaätten, Polish: Waza) was the Royal House of Sweden Today, Vaasa has a population of 57,501 (July 2007)[1] , and is part of the administrative province of Western Finland and is the regional capital of Ostrobothnia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Province of Western Finland is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. Ostrobothnia (Österbotten Pohjanmaa is a Region of Finland (landskap maakunta

The city is bilingual with 71. 5% of the population speaking Finnish as their first language and 24. Finnish ( or suomen kieli) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92% As of 2006) and by ethnic Finns outside 9% speaking Swedish. Finland Swedish is a general term for the closely related cluster of Dialects of Swedish spoken in Finland by Swedish-speaking Finns as their The city is an important centre for Finland-Swedish culture. Swedish -speaking Finns (often called Finland-Swedes, Finnish Swedes, Fennoswedes or Swedish Finns, see below ( Swedish

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History

Name

Over the years, Vaasa has changed its name several times, due to alternative spellings, political decisions and language condition changes. At first it was called Mustasaari or Mussor after the village where it was founded in 1606, but just a few years later the name was changed to Wasa to honor the royal Swedish lineage. The city was known as Wasa between 1606 and 1855, Nikolainkaupunki (Finnish) and Nikolaistad (Swedish) between 1855 and 1917, Vaasa (Finnish) and Vasa (Swedish) beginning from 1917, with the Finnish name being the primary name from ca 1930 when Finnish speakers became the majority in the city.

Foundation

Old Vaasa in the 1840s by Johan Knutsson
Old Vaasa in the 1840s by Johan Knutsson

The history of Korsholm (Mustasaari in Finnish) and also of Vaasa begins in the 14th century, when seafarers from the coastal region in central Sweden disembarked at the present Old Vaasa, and the wasteland owners from Finland Proper came to guard their land. Korsholm in Swedish or Mustasaari in Finnish is a municipality of Finland. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Finland Proper or Southwest Finland (Varsinais-Suomi Egentliga Finland is a region in south-western Finland.

In the middle of the century Saint Mary's Church was built and in the 1370's the building of the fortress at Korsholm, Crysseborgh, was undertaken, and served as an administrative centre of the Vasa County. Korsholm in Swedish or Mustasaari in Finnish is a municipality of Finland. King Charles IX of Sweden founded the town of Mustasaari/Mussor on October 2, 1606 around the oldest harbour and trade point around the Korsholm church approximately seven kilometres to the southwest from the present city. Charles IX (Karl IX ( 4 October 1550 – 30 October 1611) was King of Sweden from 1604 until his death Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule In 1611 the town was chartered and renamed after the Royal House of Vasa. The House of Vasa ( Swedish: Vasaätten, Polish: Waza) was the Royal House of Sweden

Thanks to the sea connections, ship building and trade, especially tar trade, Vaasa flourished in the 17th century and most of the inhabitants earned their living from it. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar

In 1683 the three-subject or 'trivial' school moved from Nykarleby to Vaasa and four years later a new schoolhouse was built in Vaasa. Nykarleby, or Uusikaarlepyy in Finnish, is a town of Finland. The first library in Finland was founded in Vaasa in 1794. A library is a collection of information sources resources and services and the structure in which it is housed it is organized for use and maintained by a public body an institution Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a In 1793 Vaasa had 2,178 inhabitants, and in the year of the catastrophic town fire of 1852 the number had risen to 3,200. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year

Town fire

The Court of Appeal, nowadays the Church of Korsholm, survived the fire of 1852
The Court of Appeal, nowadays the Church of Korsholm, survived the fire of 1852

The mainly wooden and densely built town was almost utterly destroyed in 1852. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year A fire started in a barn belonging to district court judge J. F. Aurén on the morning of August 3. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. At noon the whole town was ablaze and the fire lasted for many hours. In the evening most of the town had burned to the ground. Out of 379 buildings only 24 privately owned buildings had survived, among them the Falander-Wasastjerna patrician house (built in 1780-1781) which now houses the Old Vaasa museum. The term " patrician " originally referred to a group of elite families in Ancient Rome, including both their natural and

The Court of Appeal (built in 1775, nowadays the Church of Korsholm), some Russian guard-houses along with a gunpowder storage and the buildings of the Vaasa provincial hospital (nowadays a psychiatric hospital) also survived the blaze. Court of Appeal, Court of Appeals, and Appellate Division redirect here for a list of specific courts using those titles see Court of Appeal The ruins of the greystone church, the belfry, the town hall and the trivial school can still be found in their original places. A Tower which contains one or more bells or which is obviously designed to hold bells (even if it has none is a bell tower. Much of the archived material concerning Vaasa and its inhabitants was destroyed in the fire. According to popular belief, the fire got started when a careless visitor fell asleep in Aurén's barn and dropped his pipe in the dry hay.

The new town

The new town of Nikolaistad (Nikolainkaupunki in Finnish, after late Tsar Nicholas I) rose in 1862 about seven kilometres to the northwest from the old town. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday The town's coastal location offered good conditions for seafaring. The town plan was planned by Carl Axel Setterberg in the Empire style. Carl Axel Setterberg (1812-1871 was an Architect from Bogsta parish in Södermanland, Sweden. The Empire Style, sometimes considered the second phase of Neoclassicism, is an early-19th-century Design movement in Architecture, Furniture In the master plan the disastrous consequences of the fire were considered. Main streets in the new town were five broad avenues which divided the town into sections. Each block was divided by alleys.

The town was promptly renamed Vasa (Vaasa) after the Tsar Nicholas II was overthrown in 1917. See also Russian Revolution (1905 The Russian Revolution of 1916 refers to a series of popular revolutions in Russia, and the events surrounding them Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year

Site of Government

During the Finnish Civil War, Vaasa was the capital of Finland from January 29 to May 3, 1918. The Finnish Civil War was a part of the national and social turmoil caused by World War I (1914&ndash1918 in Europe Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common As a consequence of the occupation of central places and arresting of politicians in Helsinki the Senate decided to move the senators to Vaasa, where the White Guards that supported the Senate had a strong position and the contacts to the west were good. Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. The White Guards is one translation of the Finnish term Suojeluskunta ( Plural: Suojeluskunnat, Finland-Swedish:

The Senate of Finland began its work in Vaasa on February 1, 1918 and it had four members. The Senate of Finland combined the functions of Cabinet and Supreme court in the Grand Duchy of Finland from 1816 to 1917 and in the independent Republic Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen The Senate held its sessions in the Town Hall. To express its gratitude to the town the senate gave Vaasa the right to add the cross of freedom, independent Finland's oldest mark of honour designed by Akseli Gallen-Kallela, to its coat of arms. Akseli Gallen-Kallela ( April 26 1865 &ndash March 7 1931)was a Finnish painter who is best known for his illustrations A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people Because of its role in the civil war Vasa became known as "The White City". A Statue of Freedom, depicting a victorious White soldier, was erected into the town square.

The language conditions in the city shifted in the 1930s, and the majority became Finnish. Therefore the primary name also changed from "Vasa " to "Vaasa", according to Finnish spelling.

University City

Vaasa has three universities. The largest one is the University of Vaasa, which is located in the neighbourhood of Palosaari. The University of Vaasa is a publicly funded state research University in Vaasa, Ostrobothnia, Finland. Palosaari is a peninsula near the center of Vaasa, connected to it by bridges. The other two universities are Åbo Akademi, headquartered in Turku, and the Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, or Hanken, headquartered in Helsinki. Åbo Akademi University is a Swedish language University in Turku, Finland ( Åbo is the Swedish name for Turku Turku, in Swedish Åbo ( pronounced,) is a city and the original capital of Finland on the southwest coast of Finland at the Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland. Unique to Vaasa is the Finland-Swedish teachers training school, part of Åbo Akademi. University of Helsinki also has a small unit, specialized in law studies, in the same premises as Vaasa University. The University of Helsinki (Helsingin yliopisto Helsingfors universitet is a University located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829 but founded

The city has two Universities of Applied Sciences: Vaasa University of Applied Sciences (former Vaasa Polytechnic), located right next to the University of Vaasa, and Swedish University of Applied Sciences (former Swedish Polytechnic). Vaasa University of Applied Sciences ("Vaasan Ammattikorkeakoulu VAMK" in Finnish is a multidisciplinary multilingual and international Polytechnic University Svenska yrkeshögskolan University of Applied Sciences is an institution of higher professional education ( Vocational university) formerly known as the Swedish Polytechnic

Major employers

Vaasa is generally speaking an industrial town, with several industrial parks. Industry comprises one-fourth of jobs. There is a university (University of Vaasa), faculties of Åbo Akademi and Hanken, and two Universities of Applied Sciences in the town. The University of Vaasa is a publicly funded state research University in Vaasa, Ostrobothnia, Finland. Åbo Akademi University is a Swedish language University in Turku, Finland ( Åbo is the Swedish name for Turku Ammattikorkeakoulu, or yrkeshögskola in Swedish, abbreviated amk, is a Finnish institution of higher education. Many workers commute from Korsholm (Mustasaari), Laihia, and other municipalities nearby. Korsholm in Swedish or Mustasaari in Finnish is a municipality of Finland. Korsholm in Swedish or Mustasaari in Finnish is a municipality of Finland. Laihia ( Laihela in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland, founded in 1576 through a separation from Isokyrö and Korsholm

Major employers, in order:

  1. City of Vaasa
  2. ABB Strömberg — industrial and power electronics and automation equipment
  3. Vaasa Central Hospital
  4. State institutions
  5. Wärtsilä — diesel engines
  6. Vacon — frequency converters
  7. KWH Group — plastics, abrasives and logistics services
  8. TeliaSonera — telephony
  9. Vaasa Engineering
  10. Posti — mail
  11. VLP (Vaasa Area Telephone)
  12. Kemira Chemicals

Notable people from Vaasa

Cooperation cities

As of 2006, Vaasa has town twinning treaties or treaties of cooperation signed with nine cities. Carl Axel Setterberg (1812-1871 was an Architect from Bogsta parish in Södermanland, Sweden. Pekka Kristian Strang (born 23 July 1977) is an actor and the artistic director of Lilla Teatern in Helsinki since 2005. Jani Toivola (born 1977 in Vaasa, Finland) is a Finnish actor and dancer Idols is a Finnish Television show based on the British Pop Idol format The Voice TV is a network of music television channels that is owned by ProSiebenSat Allan Rauli Kristian "Allu" Tuppurainen (born 1 April 1951 in Kuopio) is a Finnish Actor and Screenwriter residing Rölli-Peikko ( Finnish for "Rölli the Troll " is a character from Finnish television portrayed by Allan "Allu" Tuppurainen Jenny Wilhelms (born 1974) is a Finnish Musician. She is Lead singer in Folk band Gjallarhorn. Carl Gustaf Wolff (28 October 1800 - 19 July 1868 was a prominent shipowner and businessman during his time Mathilda Wrede ( March 8, 1864 - December 25, 1928) is known in Finland as "Friend of the inmates" Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen (birth name Georg Zakarias Forsman, author name Yrjö Koskinen, 10 December 1830, Vaasa - 13 November The Fennomans were the most important political movement in the 19th century Grand Duchy of Finland. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Trivia

Pictures

Korsholm castle as a detail on a map made after 1752. The picture might depict a drawing from the 17th century, but is unreliable as a source. The detailed portal might have some equivalence with reality.

Rewell Center

Trinity Church (Protestant)

Wasaborg

Town Square at Winter (night)

Panorama of the Town Square at night

Town Hall

Tritonia, the scientific library

University of Vaasa

the Statue of Liberty

Barracks from the Russian age

Court of Appeal, Finlands oldest

the Market Hall by night

Watertower located in the centre a block from the Town Square

the Eastern Orthodox Church

the ruins of the old St. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Maria Church, that burned to the ground in 1852

the Church of Mustasaari (protestant), in Vanha Vaasa

References

  1. ^ The current population of Vaasa. City of Vaasa. Retrieved on 2007-08-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor.

External links

Maps

Media

Education

Tritonia is the Academic Library of Vaasa and is shared by the city's three universities
Tritonia is the Academic Library of Vaasa and is shared by the city's three universities

Sports



  Municipalities of Ostrobothnia Coat of arms of Ostrobothnia
Isokyrö | Jakobstad | Kaskinen | Korsholm | Korsnäs | Kristinestad | Kronoby | Laihia | Larsmo | Malax | Nykarleby | Närpes | Oravais | Pedersöre | Vaasa | Vähäkyrö | Vörå-Maxmo
Ostrobothnia Region | Western Finland | Finland

Pesäpallo (Boboll also referred to as " Finnish baseball " is a fast-moving Ball Sport that's quite often referred to as the national sport The 17 municipalities of the Ostrobothnia Region in Finland are divided into four sub-regions. Isokyrö ( Storkyro in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. Jakobstad in Swedish, or Pietarsaari in Finnish, is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. Kaskinen in Finnish or Kaskö in Swedish is a town in Finland. Korsholm in Swedish or Mustasaari in Finnish is a municipality of Finland. This article is on the municipality of Finland For other uses see Korsnäs (disambiguation. Kristinestad (in Swedish Kristiinankaupunki (in Finnish is a municipality in Finland. Kronoby in Swedish or Kruunupyy in Finnish is a municipality of Finland. Laihia ( Laihela in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland, founded in 1576 through a separation from Isokyrö and Korsholm Larsmo ( Luoto in Finnish) is a municipality of Finland, located in the Ostrobothnia region of the province of Malax in Swedish or Maalahti in Finnish is a municipality of Finland. Nykarleby, or Uusikaarlepyy in Finnish, is a town of Finland. Närpes ( Närpiö in Finnish) is a City in Finland. The municipality is located in the province of Western Finland Oravais in Swedish or Oravainen in Finnish is a municipality of Finland. Pedersöre ( Pedersören kunta in Finnish) is a municipality of Finland. Vähäkyrö ( Lillkyro in Swedish) is a municipality of Finland. Vörå-Maxmo in Swedish or Vöyri-Maksamaa in Finnish is a municipality of Finland. Ostrobothnia (Österbotten Pohjanmaa is a Region of Finland (landskap maakunta The Province of Western Finland is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Oulu, Eastern Finland and Southern Finland. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe.

Dictionary

Vaasa

-proper noun

  1. A city in Finland.
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