Guided summer walks
Explore Vaasa and Korsholm under the guidance of a knowledgeable tour guide and discover more during your visit.
During the summer, guided tours are available almost every day. Tickets for these tours can be purchased online until 6 p.m. the day before the tour. Below is a list of the tours available.
At other times, guided tours can be arranged by appointment, read more about that here.
Week 23 (1.-7.6.)
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Promenade in the Alkula Garden
In 1849, August Alexander Levon established the first steam mill in Finland called Alkula. His passion for gardening can still be seen here.
Time 2024: June 3, 5 pm | June 24,5 pm | July 10, 5 pm
Duration: 1.5 h
Start: Alkula Farm, Gripinpolku 1, Old Vaasa.
Price: 10 €/person, children under 12 years free of charge.Book at least 12 hours beforehand.
To get to Old Vaasa you can take the local traffic bus line number 1, 4 or 5. You find the timetables here.
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Afternoon promenade in Old Vaasa
Vaasa was founded by the Swedish King Charles IX in 1606. In 1852 a catastrophic fire destroyed the town. Some of the houses e.g. Wasastjerna residence and the old Court of Appeal survived the flames. We also visit the ancient site of the former castle and ruins of the medieval St. Maria church.
Starting point: Falander house (Musuem of Old Vaasa), Kauppiaankatu 10.
Time 2024: June 6, 5 pm | June 26, 5 pm | July 8, 5 pm | August 22, 5 pm
Duration: 1.5 h
Price: 10 €/person, children under 12 years free of charge.Bookings at least 12 hours beforehand!
To get to Old Vaasa you can take the local traffic bus line number 1 or 4. You find the timetables here.
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On the tour you will hear about heroic pilots, periods of oppression, smugglers, Russian military expeditions, jaegers, interesting villagers, and of course about land raising and much more. At the end of the walk, a visit to the leaning Replot Church.
Time 2024: June 5, 1 pm | July 31, 1 pm | August 5, 1 pm
Duration: 1,5 h
Starting point: The parking lot at Replot church, Kyrkvägen 58, Replot.
Price: 10 €/person, children u. 12 years free of charge.Book at least 12 hours beforehand!
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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/
Week 24 (10.-16.6.)
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Kappelinmäki graveyard dates back from 1782 and is one of Finland`s oldest cemeteries still in active use. Much of Vaasa`s ancient history lies buried in its soil.
Tour dates in 2024: June 10, 6 pm | June 25, 6 pm | July 24, 6 pm | August 8, 6 pm
Duration: 1.5 h
Starting Address: Kappelinmäentie 167, Vaasa
Price: 10 €/person, chilren under 12 years free of charge.Book at least 12 hours beforehand!
From the city center you can take bus 1, 2 or 5 to cross roads of Kappelinmäentie/Vanha Vaasan katu. You find bus schedules and route maps here.
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Join our guide on a walk through the municipal center of Korsholm. We leave from Elly Sigfrid’s square and walk through new Smedsby. We travel back in time to the old Smedsby center, returning to the Cultural Hall.
Time 2024: June 11, 5 pm | July 15, 5 pm | July 22, 5 pm
Duration: 1.5 h
Starting point: Elly Sigfrids square, Torgvägen 1, Korsholm.
Price: 10 €/person, children under 12 years free of charge.Book at least 12 hours beforehand!
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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/
Week 25 (17-23.6)
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Präntöö better known as Palosaari
Vaasa’s first suburban district has a special place in the city’s history. The history begins in the 1780s when the port was moved here from Old Vaasa. Authors, shipbuilders, artists and factory workers have shaped the history of the island. The university campus is said to be the most beautiful in Finland.
Starting place: Market square at Palosaari
Time 2024: June 17, 5 pm | June 27, 5 pm | July 29, 1 pm | August 14, 5 pm.
Duration: 1.5 h
Price: 10 €, kids under 12-years free of charge.Bookings at least 12 hours beforehand!
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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/
Week 26 (24-30.6)
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Promenade in the Alkula Garden
In 1849, August Alexander Levon established the first steam mill in Finland called Alkula. His passion for gardening can still be seen here.
Time 2024: June 3, 5 pm | June 24,5 pm | July 10, 5 pm
Duration: 1.5 h
Start: Alkula Farm, Gripinpolku 1, Old Vaasa.
Price: 10 €/person, children under 12 years free of charge.Book at least 12 hours beforehand.
To get to Old Vaasa you can take the local traffic bus line number 1, 4 or 5. You find the timetables here.
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Kappelinmäki graveyard dates back from 1782 and is one of Finland`s oldest cemeteries still in active use. Much of Vaasa`s ancient history lies buried in its soil.
Tour dates in 2024: June 10, 6 pm | June 25, 6 pm | July 24, 6 pm | August 8, 6 pm
Duration: 1.5 h
Starting Address: Kappelinmäentie 167, Vaasa
Price: 10 €/person, chilren under 12 years free of charge.Book at least 12 hours beforehand!
From the city center you can take bus 1, 2 or 5 to cross roads of Kappelinmäentie/Vanha Vaasan katu. You find bus schedules and route maps here.
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Afternoon promenade in Old Vaasa
Vaasa was founded by the Swedish King Charles IX in 1606. In 1852 a catastrophic fire destroyed the town. Some of the houses e.g. Wasastjerna residence and the old Court of Appeal survived the flames. We also visit the ancient site of the former castle and ruins of the medieval St. Maria church.
Starting point: Falander house (Musuem of Old Vaasa), Kauppiaankatu 10.
Time 2024: June 6, 5 pm | June 26, 5 pm | July 8, 5 pm | August 22, 5 pm
Duration: 1.5 h
Price: 10 €/person, children under 12 years free of charge.Bookings at least 12 hours beforehand!
To get to Old Vaasa you can take the local traffic bus line number 1 or 4. You find the timetables here.
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Präntöö better known as Palosaari
Vaasa’s first suburban district has a special place in the city’s history. The history begins in the 1780s when the port was moved here from Old Vaasa. Authors, shipbuilders, artists and factory workers have shaped the history of the island. The university campus is said to be the most beautiful in Finland.
Starting place: Market square at Palosaari
Time 2024: June 17, 5 pm | June 27, 5 pm | July 29, 1 pm | August 14, 5 pm.
Duration: 1.5 h
Price: 10 €, kids under 12-years free of charge.Bookings at least 12 hours beforehand!
Week 27 (1-7.7)
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The Vaasa barracks area is one of the best-preserved 19th-century wooden barracks areas in Finland. On this guided tour, you get to know St. Nicholas Church and the barracks area. After the tour, there is an opportunity to have coffee and donuts in canteen (at own expense).
Tour days 2024: July 3, 1 pm | July 17, 5 pm | August 10, 1 pm
Duration: 1,5 h
Starting point: The Setterberg memorial, Kirkkopuistikko 34.
Price: 10 €/person, children under 12 free of charge.Book at least 12 hours beforehand!
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Historical walking tour in Vaasa City centre
Learn more about Vaasa’s history with stories behind the statues, old architecture, parks and esplanades on a guided walk in the center of the city.
Starting point: Finland’s Statue of Liberty in the market square.
Tour days 2024: July 1, 1 pm | July 19, 1 pm | August 1, 5 pm
Price: 10 €/person, children under 12 years free of chargeBook at least 12 hours beforehand!
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It’s not often that a TV show focusing on household subjects manages to generate entirely new sayings. When something doesn’t work out Finns like to say “it didn’t go like in Strömsö.” In the Strömsö TV show, all the cooking, crafts and building projects are always a success. This trip gives you the opportunity to visit the set of this
lifestyle show in Västervik in Vaasa.You will be guided on the premises of the old villa which today is a well-known TV studio for a very popular life style TV series. Also the garden is part of the program and well worth seeing.
Tour dates: 29 June – 30 July and 3 August
Tuesdays 2-3.30 pm
Thursdays 5-6.30 pm
Saturdays 2-3.30 pm.Buy tickets at least 12 hours beforehand!
Address: Strömsöntie 16, Vaasa
No arranged transportation, but you can reach Strömsö (Västervik) with local bus. Line number 2 traffics from Vaasa city centre to “Västervikin ranta”, from the bus stop about 200 m walk to the Strömsö area. Check the schedule and route for the bus.
Vecka 28 (8-14.7)
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Promenade in the Alkula Garden
In 1849, August Alexander Levon established the first steam mill in Finland called Alkula. His passion for gardening can still be seen here.
Time 2024: June 3, 5 pm | June 24,5 pm | July 10, 5 pm
Duration: 1.5 h
Start: Alkula Farm, Gripinpolku 1, Old Vaasa.
Price: 10 €/person, children under 12 years free of charge.Book at least 12 hours beforehand.
To get to Old Vaasa you can take the local traffic bus line number 1, 4 or 5. You find the timetables here.
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It’s not often that a TV show focusing on household subjects manages to generate entirely new sayings. When something doesn’t work out Finns like to say “it didn’t go like in Strömsö.” In the Strömsö TV show, all the cooking, crafts and building projects are always a success. This trip gives you the opportunity to visit the set of this
lifestyle show in Västervik in Vaasa.You will be guided on the premises of the old villa which today is a well-known TV studio for a very popular life style TV series. Also the garden is part of the program and well worth seeing.
Tour dates: 29 June – 30 July and 3 August
Tuesdays 2-3.30 pm
Thursdays 5-6.30 pm
Saturdays 2-3.30 pm.Buy tickets at least 12 hours beforehand!
Address: Strömsöntie 16, Vaasa
No arranged transportation, but you can reach Strömsö (Västervik) with local bus. Line number 2 traffics from Vaasa city centre to “Västervikin ranta”, from the bus stop about 200 m walk to the Strömsö area. Check the schedule and route for the bus. -
Afternoon promenade in Old Vaasa
Vaasa was founded by the Swedish King Charles IX in 1606. In 1852 a catastrophic fire destroyed the town. Some of the houses e.g. Wasastjerna residence and the old Court of Appeal survived the flames. We also visit the ancient site of the former castle and ruins of the medieval St. Maria church.
Starting point: Falander house (Musuem of Old Vaasa), Kauppiaankatu 10.
Time 2024: June 6, 5 pm | June 26, 5 pm | July 8, 5 pm | August 22, 5 pm
Duration: 1.5 h
Price: 10 €/person, children under 12 years free of charge.Bookings at least 12 hours beforehand!
To get to Old Vaasa you can take the local traffic bus line number 1 or 4. You find the timetables here.
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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/
Week 29 (15-21.7)
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The Vaasa barracks area is one of the best-preserved 19th-century wooden barracks areas in Finland. On this guided tour, you get to know St. Nicholas Church and the barracks area. After the tour, there is an opportunity to have coffee and donuts in canteen (at own expense).
Tour days 2024: July 3, 1 pm | July 17, 5 pm | August 10, 1 pm
Duration: 1,5 h
Starting point: The Setterberg memorial, Kirkkopuistikko 34.
Price: 10 €/person, children under 12 free of charge.Book at least 12 hours beforehand!
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Historical walking tour in Vaasa City centre
Learn more about Vaasa’s history with stories behind the statues, old architecture, parks and esplanades on a guided walk in the center of the city.
Starting point: Finland’s Statue of Liberty in the market square.
Tour days 2024: July 1, 1 pm | July 19, 1 pm | August 1, 5 pm
Price: 10 €/person, children under 12 years free of chargeBook at least 12 hours beforehand!
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It’s not often that a TV show focusing on household subjects manages to generate entirely new sayings. When something doesn’t work out Finns like to say “it didn’t go like in Strömsö.” In the Strömsö TV show, all the cooking, crafts and building projects are always a success. This trip gives you the opportunity to visit the set of this
lifestyle show in Västervik in Vaasa.You will be guided on the premises of the old villa which today is a well-known TV studio for a very popular life style TV series. Also the garden is part of the program and well worth seeing.
Tour dates: 29 June – 30 July and 3 August
Tuesdays 2-3.30 pm
Thursdays 5-6.30 pm
Saturdays 2-3.30 pm.Buy tickets at least 12 hours beforehand!
Address: Strömsöntie 16, Vaasa
No arranged transportation, but you can reach Strömsö (Västervik) with local bus. Line number 2 traffics from Vaasa city centre to “Västervikin ranta”, from the bus stop about 200 m walk to the Strömsö area. Check the schedule and route for the bus. -
Join our guide on a walk through the municipal center of Korsholm. We leave from Elly Sigfrid’s square and walk through new Smedsby. We travel back in time to the old Smedsby center, returning to the Cultural Hall.
Time 2024: June 11, 5 pm | July 15, 5 pm | July 22, 5 pm
Duration: 1.5 h
Starting point: Elly Sigfrids square, Torgvägen 1, Korsholm.
Price: 10 €/person, children under 12 years free of charge.Book at least 12 hours beforehand!
Week 30 (22-28.7)
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Kappelinmäki graveyard dates back from 1782 and is one of Finland`s oldest cemeteries still in active use. Much of Vaasa`s ancient history lies buried in its soil.
Tour dates in 2024: June 10, 6 pm | June 25, 6 pm | July 24, 6 pm | August 8, 6 pm
Duration: 1.5 h
Starting Address: Kappelinmäentie 167, Vaasa
Price: 10 €/person, chilren under 12 years free of charge.Book at least 12 hours beforehand!
From the city center you can take bus 1, 2 or 5 to cross roads of Kappelinmäentie/Vanha Vaasan katu. You find bus schedules and route maps here.
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It’s not often that a TV show focusing on household subjects manages to generate entirely new sayings. When something doesn’t work out Finns like to say “it didn’t go like in Strömsö.” In the Strömsö TV show, all the cooking, crafts and building projects are always a success. This trip gives you the opportunity to visit the set of this
lifestyle show in Västervik in Vaasa.You will be guided on the premises of the old villa which today is a well-known TV studio for a very popular life style TV series. Also the garden is part of the program and well worth seeing.
Tour dates: 29 June – 30 July and 3 August
Tuesdays 2-3.30 pm
Thursdays 5-6.30 pm
Saturdays 2-3.30 pm.Buy tickets at least 12 hours beforehand!
Address: Strömsöntie 16, Vaasa
No arranged transportation, but you can reach Strömsö (Västervik) with local bus. Line number 2 traffics from Vaasa city centre to “Västervikin ranta”, from the bus stop about 200 m walk to the Strömsö area. Check the schedule and route for the bus. -
Join our guide on a walk through the municipal center of Korsholm. We leave from Elly Sigfrid’s square and walk through new Smedsby. We travel back in time to the old Smedsby center, returning to the Cultural Hall.
Time 2024: June 11, 5 pm | July 15, 5 pm | July 22, 5 pm
Duration: 1.5 h
Starting point: Elly Sigfrids square, Torgvägen 1, Korsholm.
Price: 10 €/person, children under 12 years free of charge.Book at least 12 hours beforehand!
Week 31 (29.7.-4.8)
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Historical walking tour in Vaasa City centre
Learn more about Vaasa’s history with stories behind the statues, old architecture, parks and esplanades on a guided walk in the center of the city.
Starting point: Finland’s Statue of Liberty in the market square.
Tour days 2024: July 1, 1 pm | July 19, 1 pm | August 1, 5 pm
Price: 10 €/person, children under 12 years free of chargeBook at least 12 hours beforehand!
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It’s not often that a TV show focusing on household subjects manages to generate entirely new sayings. When something doesn’t work out Finns like to say “it didn’t go like in Strömsö.” In the Strömsö TV show, all the cooking, crafts and building projects are always a success. This trip gives you the opportunity to visit the set of this
lifestyle show in Västervik in Vaasa.You will be guided on the premises of the old villa which today is a well-known TV studio for a very popular life style TV series. Also the garden is part of the program and well worth seeing.
Tour dates: 29 June – 30 July and 3 August
Tuesdays 2-3.30 pm
Thursdays 5-6.30 pm
Saturdays 2-3.30 pm.Buy tickets at least 12 hours beforehand!
Address: Strömsöntie 16, Vaasa
No arranged transportation, but you can reach Strömsö (Västervik) with local bus. Line number 2 traffics from Vaasa city centre to “Västervikin ranta”, from the bus stop about 200 m walk to the Strömsö area. Check the schedule and route for the bus. -
Präntöö better known as Palosaari
Vaasa’s first suburban district has a special place in the city’s history. The history begins in the 1780s when the port was moved here from Old Vaasa. Authors, shipbuilders, artists and factory workers have shaped the history of the island. The university campus is said to be the most beautiful in Finland.
Starting place: Market square at Palosaari
Time 2024: June 17, 5 pm | June 27, 5 pm | July 29, 1 pm | August 14, 5 pm.
Duration: 1.5 h
Price: 10 €, kids under 12-years free of charge.Bookings at least 12 hours beforehand!
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On the tour you will hear about heroic pilots, periods of oppression, smugglers, Russian military expeditions, jaegers, interesting villagers, and of course about land raising and much more. At the end of the walk, a visit to the leaning Replot Church.
Time 2024: June 5, 1 pm | July 31, 1 pm | August 5, 1 pm
Duration: 1,5 h
Starting point: The parking lot at Replot church, Kyrkvägen 58, Replot.
Price: 10 €/person, children u. 12 years free of charge.Book at least 12 hours beforehand!
Week 32 (5-11.8)
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The Vaasa barracks area is one of the best-preserved 19th-century wooden barracks areas in Finland. On this guided tour, you get to know St. Nicholas Church and the barracks area. After the tour, there is an opportunity to have coffee and donuts in canteen (at own expense).
Tour days 2024: July 3, 1 pm | July 17, 5 pm | August 10, 1 pm
Duration: 1,5 h
Starting point: The Setterberg memorial, Kirkkopuistikko 34.
Price: 10 €/person, children under 12 free of charge.Book at least 12 hours beforehand!
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Kappelinmäki graveyard dates back from 1782 and is one of Finland`s oldest cemeteries still in active use. Much of Vaasa`s ancient history lies buried in its soil.
Tour dates in 2024: June 10, 6 pm | June 25, 6 pm | July 24, 6 pm | August 8, 6 pm
Duration: 1.5 h
Starting Address: Kappelinmäentie 167, Vaasa
Price: 10 €/person, chilren under 12 years free of charge.Book at least 12 hours beforehand!
From the city center you can take bus 1, 2 or 5 to cross roads of Kappelinmäentie/Vanha Vaasan katu. You find bus schedules and route maps here.
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On the tour you will hear about heroic pilots, periods of oppression, smugglers, Russian military expeditions, jaegers, interesting villagers, and of course about land raising and much more. At the end of the walk, a visit to the leaning Replot Church.
Time 2024: June 5, 1 pm | July 31, 1 pm | August 5, 1 pm
Duration: 1,5 h
Starting point: The parking lot at Replot church, Kyrkvägen 58, Replot.
Price: 10 €/person, children u. 12 years free of charge.Book at least 12 hours beforehand!
