Families

Allotments

Avenues

Basic education

Beaches

Child-friendly municipality

The Child-Friendly Municipality framework, facilitated by UNICEF, equips local authorities with tools to prioritise children's welfare within their administrative functions and everyday services. This model ensures the rights of all children, particularly those most vulnerable, are upheld.

Children and young people - With children

Children’s illnesses, medication and accidents

Early Childhood Education and Care

Early childhood education and care services in Vaasa are provided in daycare centres, family daycare units, and open daycare centre.

Early childhood education and care for children from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds and preparatory education for basic education

Early childhood education in foreign language

Families

We offer families early childhood education in daycare centres, family daycare facilities and open daycare activities according to family needs. Vaasa is a pioneer of Swedish immersion education. Early childhood education is also offered in English. Basic art education is offered in seven different artistic disciplines, and children and adolescents can be active in clubs, camps and free family sports. There are over 80 playgrounds in the city, which are fun meeting and recreation grounds for all ages!

Kuula-opisto

Cello, flute or dance? We offer a wide range of music and dance education for children, adolescents and even adults.

Meeting places

Would you like to get to know your neighbours? Are you looking for new friends? Do you sometimes feel lonely? Here are some examples of places where you can go to meet other people and spend time in good company!

Nature Film Festival Vaasa Wildlife

Vaasa Wildlife Festival has been organized every two years in Vaasa since 2002 and it is an international nature film festival hosting a film competition.

Parks

Playgrounds

Preschool education

Preschool children, i.e. 6-year-olds, participate in free preschool education organised by the municipality. In Vaasa, preschool education is organised at daycare centres.

Public Campfire Sites

Vaasa has many public campfire sites that can be used by residents and visitors for free.

Puddle - Culture Weeks for Children

School enrolment

Service coordination for early childhood education

Are you looking for an early childhood education place for your child? Are you thinking about the differences between daycare and family daycare? Do you want to know more about private or open early childhood education?

Skiing tracks in the Vaasa Region

Sledding hills

Swimming Hall

The Vaasa Swimming Hall has four different pools, which cater for activities of different ages.

TaiKon

TaiKon offers qualitative basic education in arts in Vaasa to children and youngsters. The hobby gives children and youngsters a good time together with friends and experience through art.

TaiKon Summer Camps

TaiKon invites students in grades 1 to 6 to join the Art at the Barracks summer camp in June.

The project Skapa i Vasaregionen

The aim of the project is to improve the accessibility and equality of art education for children and young people as well as to increase the range of art education.

Vaasa model for leisure activities

Vaasa City organises leisure activities according to the Finnish Model for Leisure Activities, aiming to support the well-being of children and young people by enabling each child and young person to have an enjoyable and free hobby in connection to the school day.

Winter Activities

Here are some tips on outdoor activities as well as some ideas for those who like to stay indoors.

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