- Elevation
- 16 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 6
- listed under Vaasa
- Airports
- VAA Vaasa Airport7 km
- KOK Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport98 km
About Vaasa
Vaasa is a district. Location: Ostrobothnia, Finland.
Ostrobothnia (Swedish: Österbotten; Finnish: Pohjanmaa) is a region on the west coast of Finland. It borders Central Ostrobothnia, South Ostrobothnia and Satakunta, and faces the Gulf of Bothnia. The regional capital and largest city is Vaasa. The region comprises 14 municipalities and had 179,555 inhabitants at the end of 2025. Ostrobothnia occupies the central part of the Swedish-speaking coastal area of mainland Finland.
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Places bordering Vaasa
- Jakobstadsregionen
- Sydösterbotten
Climate of Vaasa
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 52 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 20°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -11°)
- Wettest month
- July (63 mm)
- Driest month
- February (24 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -3° | -3° | 1° | 6° | 13° | 18° | 20° | 18° | 13° | 7° | 2° | -1° |
| Average low (°C) | -10° | -11° | -7° | -2° | 3° | 9° | 12° | 10° | 6° | 2° | -3° | -8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 35 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 44 | 63 | 59 | 62 | 56 | 52 | 43 |
How to get to Vaasa
The nearest airport is Vaasa Airport (VAA), 7 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Umeå, 108 km to the northwest.
Airports
- Vaasa Airport (VAA) Vaasa 7 kmsouth
- Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport (KOK) Kokkola / Kruunupyy 98 kmnortheast
- Umeå Airport (UME) Umeå 104 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Umeå Population: 130.2K 108 kmnorthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Vaasa
Within 100 km: 1 historic or cultural site, 10 natural sites, 52 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km5 places
- Replot Island 22 kmNW
- Granskär Island 13 kmW
- Alan Island 22 kmSW
- Söderfjärden Natural site 17 kmSW
25–60 km4 places
- Björkö Island 32 kmNW
- Stora Sandören Island 55 kmNE
- Valsörarna Island 49 kmNW
- Halsön Island 43 kmSW
60–100 km54 places
- Holmön Island 86 kmNW
- Diskgrundet Island 95 kmNW
- Brännölandet Natural site 92 kmNW
- Ostön Natural site 94 kmNW
Straight-line distances.
Places in Vaasa
6 placesBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nature and heritage in Vaasa
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Granskär Island, Ostrobothnia13 km W
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Kyrönjoki River, Ostrobothnia11 km N
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Söderfjärden Natural site, Ostrobothnia17 km SW
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Replot Island, Ostrobothnia22 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources