GUIDED TOURS

Strömsö is real! Come and see an old villa full of history, serving as TV studio for the lifestyle program Strömsö and a paradise for idea generators and DIY enthusiasts. The tour takes us indoors and around the garden.
Bookings at least one 12 h advance!

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.

Time: 3.July at 1:00 - 2:30 pm, 17 July 5 - 6:30 pm, 10 August at 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Bookings at least 12 h in advance!

On the walking 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.

Time: 5.6, 31.7, 5.8 At 13.00-14.30
Bookings at least 12 h in advance!

King Charles IX established Vaasa in 1606 in the oldest harbour and merchant site of Ostrobothnia. King Charles III established Finland's second Court of Appeal in Vaasa.

Time: 6.6, 26.6, 8.7, 22.8. at 5-6:30 p.m.
Bookings at least 12 h in advance!

Kappelinmäki graveyard dates back to 1782. It is one of Finland´s oldest graveyards still in active use. Much of Vaasa´s ancient history lies buried in its soil.
Meeting at the gate, Kappelinmäentie 167.

Time: 10.6, 25.6, 24.7, 8.8. at 6-7.30 p.m.
Bookings at least 12 h in advance!

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.

Time: 17.6. at 17.00, 27.6. at 17.00, 29.7. at 13.00 ja 14.8. at 17.00.
Bookings at least 12 h in advance!

See and hear the stories of the inner city sights, historical places and interesting people.

Time: 1.7. at 13.00, 19.7. at 13.00 and 1.8. at 17.00.
Bookings at least 12 h in advance!

Join our guide on a walk through the municipal center of Korsholm. We leave from Elly Sigfrid's square and walk through new Smedsby.

Time: 11.6, 15.7, 22.7 at 17.00-18.30.
Bookings at least 12 h in advance!

This guiding is provided only in Finnish.

In 1823 people of Vaasa, acknowledging orthodox, were allowed to ground their own cemetery.

Start from the gate, Kappelinmäentie 140, Vaasa
Time: 4.6. klo 18.00, 11.6. klo 12.00, 18.6. klo 18.00, 9.7. klo 12.00
Bookings at least 12 h in advance!

At Alkula farm, next to old tobacco fields, August Alexander Levón founded the first steam mill in Finland in 1849. His enthusiastic interest in gardening has also left its marks in the nature of Alkula.

Time: 3.6, 24.6, 10.7 at 5 pm - 6:30 pm
Bookings at least 12 h in advance!