Immigrants
It is natural for us to combine knowledge, languages and cultures. Vaasa is the second most international city in Finland.
Services for immigrants
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Early childhood education and care for children from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds and preparatory education for basic education
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Support for Integration
Integration Services support you when you begin your life in Finland. We help with everyday matters, official services and navigating Finnish society. We offer advice, guidance and services that promote integration for individuals and groups. Our goal is to help you get a good start in your new home country.
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Interpretation and translation services
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Library services for immigrants
Library is a place where everyone is welcome. In the library, you can spend time and meet friends. You can also read and borrow books. It does not cost anything to use the library.
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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!
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Welcome Office - Information and guidance for newcomers
Are you new in Finland? Welcome Office provides basic information in several languages on matters such as immigration, public services, integration, the Finnish society, language courses, working life and leisure activities. We provide general guidance and give advise on how you can settle in Vaasa on a step by step basis.
Events
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Music
Console Gaming Event at Palosaari Library
30.7.2025
– 5.8.2026
Palosaari Library, Pikitehtaankatu 19-23, Vaasa.
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Conferences, Courses, Fairs & Seminars
Kiinnostaako kävelyryhmä omalla asuinalueella?
28.8.2025
– 25.8.2026
Vuorikodin kabinetti, Vuorikatu 4
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Museums & Folklore
Kristinestad Maritime Museum open
6.9.2025
– 14.8.2026
Salutorget 1 (Market Square) and Strandgatan 62 (600 m south)
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Museums & Folklore
DesignbyKatrina Textilkonst
23.12.2025
– 27.8.2026
Rantalinna, Strandgatan 13V, Vasa
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Seminarier, föreläsningar och möten
Syömishäiriö läheisten vertaisryhmä
8.1.2026
– 2.12.2026
FinFami Pohjanmaa toimisto, Kirkkopuistikko 31, 65100 Vaasa
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Seminarier, föreläsningar och möten
Äidit-keskusteluryhmä
13.1.2026
– 12.1.2027
FinFami Pohjanmaa toimisto, Kirkkopuistikko 31, Vaasa
Topical
News
31.7.2026
Vaasa City Orchestra continues the summer season with baroque music
The Splendour and Beauty of the Baroque II -concert offers the summer evening an enjoyable mix of music from the masters of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
31.7.2026
Vaasa City Orchestra continues the summer season with baroque music
The Splendour and Beauty of the Baroque II -concert offers the summer evening an enjoyable mix of music from the masters of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
27.7.2026
New AI chatbot available on the public transport website
Vaasa’s and Mustasaari’s public transport service Lifti has launched a new AI-powered chatbot that helps customers find answers to public transport-related...
27.7.2026
Do you use Lifti? Give your opinion and respond to the customer survey!
Residents' opinions on the performance of Vaasa and Mustasaari's joint public transport, Lifti, are being collected again through a yearly customer survey. By...
