Kauppahalli has served for more than 100 years as a shopping & meeting place in Vaasa. We merchants are proud of the Gothic-style market hall building and the atmosphere that echoes its history. Vaasa Shopping Hall is one of the oldest and protected in the country.The hall was built in two parts, the first part, on the […]
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A short walk from Vaasa Square, in a beautiful location by the sea in the Inner Harbor is the Kunts Museum of Modern Art. The museum is named after the art collector, Consul Simo Kunts (1913–1984), whose foundation’s art collection is considered one of the most significant collections of modern and contemporary art in Finland. Donations – […]
Vaasa University of Applied Sciences is a limited liability company and an international university of applied sciences in Vaasa on Palosaari in Ostrobothnia . VAMK educate Bachelors of Business Administration , engineers , sick-nurses , health-carers and socionoms Finnish and in English. According to the Statistics Service of the National Board of Education. Education Areas of education business administration Social Services and Health Care technique VAMK offers teaching in 19 degree programs, four […]
Yrkeshögskolan Novia is a Swedish-language polytechnic born of the merger of Svenska yrkeshögskolan and Yrkeshögskolan Sydväst , which started operations on 1 August 2008 . Novia has about 4,000 students and a staff of 400. It is Finland’s largest Swedish-language polytechnic, which offers degree-oriented youth and adult education, education leading to a master’s degree and in-service training. Novia has 34 degree programs, including in the following areas; technology, maritime […]
The University of Vaasa is a multidisciplinary, business-oriented university in Vaasa, Finland. University of Vaasa is one of the largest business universities in Finland. The university has personnel of around 500 which includes a teaching staff of 180 and 54 professors. Around 5000 students are currently studying in various degree programs at the university. Campus The university can be found […]
The Ostrobothnia Chamber of Commerce is a business organization and one of the 19 regional Chambers of Commerce in Finland. It represents over 1000 companies from variety of fields including trade, services, construction and private services in the Ostrobothnia and Central Ostrobothnia regions in Finland. The organization is headed by CEO Juha Häkkinen. Key activities The Chamber builds a strong network among members as […]
KWH Group is one of Finland’s largest companies in abrasives, logistics services and plastics. It is headquartered in Vaasa, Finland. Divisions Mirka Mirka (KWH Mirka until 2016) manufactures coated and non-woven abrasives and electric sanding machines in its locations in Jeppo, Oravais, Jakobstad and Karis, all in Finland. The core business segments are automotive refinishing and industrial finishing. Mirka exports about 96% of the production mainly to Europe, […]
Citec is a Finnish technical company operating in the energy, construction, rail equipment and process industries. Citec is also developing various information management solutions. The company was founded in 1984. The number of employees is about 1,100 and the turnover of Citec companies in 2011 was about 58 MEUR. Citec is headquartered in Vaasa and has offices in Finland, […]
Vaasa is a city on the west coast of Finland. It received its charter in 1606, during the reign of Charles IX of Sweden and is named after the Royal House of Vasa. Vaasa has a population of 67,569 (approximately 120,000 in the Vaasa sub-region), and is the regional capital of Ostrobothnia. The city is bilingual with 69.8% of the population speaking Finnish as […]