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  • Neptune Service

    Kalaranta, Rantakatu, Vaasa

    Water taxi / Boat trips, leaves from Vaasa. Guiding included.

    Our fast going water taxi travels swiftly and easily throughout the archipelago.

    Cruises from the inner bays through the archipelago among summer
    cottages to the World Heritage area.

    The company cooperates with the National Board of Forestry and all boats are inspected by the Maritime Administration.

    The entrepreneur Kenneth Åberg has long experience in boating and knows the Kvarken Archipelago. He has the Archipelago and Coastal Certificate and the certificate for high seas navigation as well as the Maritime Administration driver’s license and is a certified Kvarken World Natural Heritage guide.

    +358 50 5812920

    info@neptune-service.fi

    https://neptune-service.fi/en/

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  • North Beach Round 2.5 km

    Vasa

    In this guide, you will find a walking route that goes northwards from the City Hall and back along the shore with a lot of interesting things to see and learn on the way. There are also walking guides with other routes available.

    We hope that this walking guide will help you to discover the rich variety of nature, culture and history that are in our immediate environment.

    Paper version of the guide can be bought at Visit Vaasa’s tourist information. Price 1 €.

    Open the digital route map.

    Down load PDF-version of the guide.

  • On the Rox

    Vasa Regionen

    An experience for those who have a wish to combine an extreme event with learning something new. Come as you are, get dressed into a survival suit and experience the feeling when the ice gives away under your feet, a feeling you won´t easily forget. A fun, safe, and unforgettable morning or afternoon on the ice, straight from the beach in Vaasa or the Kvarken archipelago.

    +358 50 553 2338

    info@away.fi

    https://www.away.fi/on-the-rox-sv-se/

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  • Onkilahti activity park

    Träskgatan 7, Vasa

    Onkilahdenpuisto

    Park Onkilahti is a popular recreational area for the city’s residents both in summer and winter.

    The park consists of an open landscape and stretches around rhe bay Onkilahti. In the area, there is an activity park with beach volleyball courts, a petanque court, and a fitness station specifically designed for seniors. For children, there is a big playground.

    In the park, there is a grill that can be used for picnics (bring charcoal). Park Onkilahti is also a popular spot for fishing with a fishing rod.

    Also Vasa Skatepark is located in a central position within Onkilahti activity park.

    https://www.vaasa.fi/sv/bo-och-lev/fritid/parker-och-gronomraden/parker/metviksparken/

  • The Orthodox Cemetery

    Kappelinmäentie 140, Vaasa

    Have you heard about merchant Lisitzin and his family’s grave chapel? About Russian soldiers and prisoners of the discipline camp in the forest – all buried at Vaasa’s (Greek) Orthodox cemetery, founded in 1823.

    Dates 2024: June 4, 6 pm | June 11, noon | June 18, 6 pm | July 9, noon
    Duaration: 1,5 h
    Start:
    Kappelinmäentie 140, Vaasa
    Pris: 10 €/person, children under 12 years free of charge.

    Bookings at least 12 hours  beforehand!

    From the centre of Vaasa you reach Ristinummi with the local bus lines 1, 2 och 5. Check the routs and timetables.

    https://vaasamustasaarioppaat.fi/en/kohteet/the-orthodox-cemetary/

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  • Oravais Trafik

    Rosteninkatu 8, Vaasa

    We offer modern tourist buses, equipped with, among other things, air conditioning, toilet, radio, CD and DVD player, wifi and adjustable comfortable seats.

    +358 6 318 4000

    info@oravaistrafik.fi

    https://oravaistrafik.fi/

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  • Pilvilampi receationarea

    Kappelinmäentie 215, Vaasa

    The Pilvilampi recreational area is located approximately nine kilometers east of the city centre. It makes up a proportion of an elongated ridge, of which includes Höstvesi and continues north of Vaasa. The recreational area itself covers an area of roughly 800 hectares. In the winter, the area is ridden with marked cross-country ski trails, which in summer are transformed into bicycle and hiking paths.

    Download brochure for the nature path at Pilvilampi here.

    https://www.vaasa.fi/en/living/freetime/naturevaasa/attractions/natural-environments/pilvilampi/

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  • Bike rental at Bike Shop Viertola

    Kauppapuistikko 28, Vaasa

    Rent bikes around the year, for one day or for a longer periods.

    +358 6 317 1423

    jvier1@saunalahti.fi

    https://www.pyoraviertola.fi/

  • Risö ja Ryövärinkari 4.9 kilometres

    Ampujantie, 65380 Vaasa

    The Eteläinen Kaupunginselkä bay (the Southern City Bay) is located southeast of Vaasa city centre. There’s a nature trail and two bird towers in the area. Follow the signs ´Lintutorni` from the crossroad of the streets: Kanavasillantie/Hevossaarentie. Parking area at the end of road Ampujantie.

    Coordinates: Euref-Fin (~ WGS84) lat: 63° 03.7663′ lon: 21° 41.9537’ETRS-TM35FIN N: 7003634 E: 232305

    https://www.nationalparks.fi/kvarken/descriptionoftrails#RisoNatureTrail

  • Skiing and jogging tracks in Vaasa

    Vaasa

    Lapsi ja isoäiti hiihtää
  • Soccer Minigolf

    Niemeläntie 15, Vaasa

    In Vaasa Zip Adventure Park you can play golf in a new way, with kicking skills without using your hands! Suitable for all ages from 7 years up!

    Try a new sport with a friend, family, or group where you aim your football in a hole like golf. The fun and active Soccer miniGolf consists of an 18-hole course that runs in the woods of our park along the trails.

    It takes about two (2) hours to play through the track. Soccer miniGolf works on a drop-in basis: you can just get in and start playing. No booking in advance is required. Before playing, you will receive instructions and a ball from our park staff.

    info@zipadventurepark.fi

    https://www.zipadventurepark.com/soccer-minigolf

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  • St Olav Ostrobothnia - pilgrimage route

    Österbotten

    A European pilgrimage route through coastal Ostrobothnia. Connects up with the Norwegian-Swedish route St. Olavsleden, which leads to Trondheim. A total of 500 km long when complete.

    https://stolavostrobothnia.fi/

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  • Stormcharter

    Korsholm

    We drive a hovercraft of the brand Slavir 6KO with an enviroment friendly engine Toyota 2GR V6 EFI 240hp. Max 7 passengers/1100kg.

    We make our way on land, ice, snow and water. Max wave height is 60cm. Winter time on ice, no restrictions. Since we are approx 40cm up in the air we make our way where no one else can drive.

    We have no established routes but we have many good suggestions. The customer decides where they want to be picked up and where they want to go. We usually drive in the Vaasa and Korsholm archipelago but of course in the entire Kvarken area, if necessary.

    +358 40 147 9212

    http://stormcharter.fi/

  • Sunday walks with Vaasan kävelyklubi

    Market Square, Alatori, Vaasa

    If you go for a walk with the members of the walking club, you will get to know Vaasa and its inhabitants better at the same time! For 20 years, the club’s members have walked 10 km every Sunday. The Sunday walks always start from the market square (by the statue) at 10 am. and go in different directions around Vaasa, the pace is set by the participants and no one is left alone.

    Organizer Vaasan Kävelyklubi ry, but you do not need to be a member of the club to participate in these hikes, all hiking enthusiasts are welcome.

    Also note the Vaasan Marssi walking event in your calendar! The event, which is held annually in August, offers a chance to meet new people and see fantastic nature.

    +358 407361238

    helena.kyrolainen@netikka.fi

    https://www.vaasanmarssi.fi/english/vaasan-kavelyklubi-ry/

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  • Rent SUP-boards and kayaks | Vaasa Water park

    Hietasaari, Vaasa

    At Hietasaari beach you can rent a SUP board or kayak and explore the surroundings on your own or participate in group activities!

    Hietasaari beach is only about 1 kilometer from the city center and you can reach us by car, by foot or by bike. Vaasa floating water park is also situated by the beach.

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    +358 44 727 9108

    vaasa@lappis.fi

    https://lappis.johku.com/fi_FI/vaasa-hietasaari-beach-club

  • Tennis Center

    Bragentie, Vaasa

    Tennis Center

    Tennis Center Vaasa offers eleven different sports and thus the centre is the most versatile exercise arena in the area. The central location in Hietalahti Vaasa makes the centre easy to access.

    +358 6 317 3700

    tc@vaasantenniscenter.com

    https://www.vaasantenniscenter.com

  • The Club Billiard

    Rauhankatu 22, Vaasa

    The Club Billiard – Vasa’s only billiard hall, opened to the public in November 2020!

    In the hall there is 1 full-sized Snooker table, 8 full-sized Pool tables and a pleasant lounge with, among other things, two dartboards and various board games. There is also a bar with a wide selection and student-friendly prices!

    The Club offers everyone an opportunity to spend pleasant moments with their friends or company guests. Our unique program packages offer the company entertaining programs for recreation days, Christmas parties, customer events and team days.

    info@theclub.fi

    https://www.theclub.fi/

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  • The nature trail at Öjberget

    Öjbergintie 98

    Welcome to a walk from the Öjbergsmossen bog to a giant’s pot hole and over a devil’s field to the dwarfed pinetree-covered meteorite-crater rim of Söderfjärden

    Öjberget is located in Sundom, at a 9 km distance from the centre of Vaasa. The trail is 2,5 km long  and the starting point is beside a big information board in Öjberget´s stadium area.

    Öjberget is a unique ”mountain landscape” for the Ostrobothnian coast, with its highest point at an elevation of 50 metres. It is a magically rocky landscape with very old dwarfed pine trees, dramatic rocky formations, a giant’s kettle, and an ancient shore area called the Devil’s Field

    The most ancient traces of human activity in the area of Vaasa are also found here. The findings originate from the Stone Age about 4,000 years ago.

    In the outlook tower(+65 m a.s.l.) on the top of the slalom hill there are info boards about what you see in different directions: the meteorite impact crater Söderfjärden, the Kvarken archipelago, the village of Sundom and the centre of Vaasa.

    Information leaflet (pdf)

    http://www.sundom.fi/en/what_to_see_in_sundom

  • TIER e-bikes

    Vaasa

    Starting a ride with TIER is as easy as it is fun. Download the TIER app, sign up and follow the steps to start moving.

     

    https://www.tier.app/en/how-tier-works

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  • Vaasa Bowling Alley

    Ruutikellarintie 2, Vaasa

    Bowling is a perfect activity when you want to do something fun together. Whether you are our guest with your family, on a birthday party or on a recreation day, you can choose glow bowling. If the game itself is important, we advocate bowling with the lighting on. Contact us and we will arrange the type of event you wish.

    +358 6 317 2257

    kassa@vklvbf.com

    https://www.vklvbf.com/

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