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Vaasa today represents the educational, cultural & tourist centre of Western Finland. The city's educational flagship is the University of Vaasa with its four faculties and ca 4.000 students.

It is the largest town on the west coast and is linked to two islands - Vaskiluoto to the west and Pikisaari to the north - by bridge. Almost 30% of the population of the city speak Swedish making it the largest distinctively bilingual town in the country.

Cosmopolitanism is part of Vaasa's everyday life. The inhabitants of the city have had many years of experience in internationalisation through the businesses in the city.

Vaasa has established many co-operative links with other European cities and regions.

The cultural life of the town is lively. The Finnish City-Theatre, the Swedish Wasa Theatre, and the bilingual Puppet Theatre, the City Orchestra, the Vaasa Opera Company, and numerous other musical groups and choirs ensure a bustling cultural life for the city. The Korsholm Music Festival is one of the most enjoyable musical events arranged in Finland during the summer. The Vaasa art collections and the Ostrobothnian Museum's folklore collection are among the finest in the country.

You’ll find many different restaurants gathered around the market square (kauppatori) or choose simply a boat restaurant offering live music around the harbour. There are also high-class hotels & restaurants to make your stay more enjoyable.

To have a bike is almost a must; biking is very popular amongst the students and it is a nice and practical way of moving from one place to another. There are a number of bike-paths throughout the city.

In the end of the Hovioikeudenpuistikko boulevard is the imposing palace of the Court of Appeal. The Orthodox Church, that is St. Nicholas church, was built in 1866. Close by the Vaskiluoto Bridge is the Aviation Monument, a statue of a sea eagle made by Kalervo Kallio in 1969.

The assembly room of the city hall, which was planned by the architect Magnus Isaeus in 1883, can take 400 persons. Different festivities and concerts are arranged in the hall.

There is also an extensive range of sporting facilities provided by athletic clubs, workers' institutes and private companies - all of these no doubt have something to offer to everybody.

The indoor hot bath complex Tropiclandia serves tourists all year round, while Wasalandia amusement park attracts young families throughout the summer season.

The barren nature of the outer archipelago of Vaasa is breathing peace. In the summer time people from Vaasa and other places nearby are moving to their summer cottages in the archipelago. The summer cottage period ends with a festival and fireworks.

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