Vaasa is a city on Finland's west coast in the Ostrobothnia region, with about 71,209 residents as of 2025, the 14th most populous municipality in the country. Founded by King Charles IX of Sweden on 2 October 1606 near the earlier settlement of Korsholm and named after the Swedish royal House of Vasa when it received its charter in 1611, it briefly served as the seat of the Senate of Finland for White Finland forces during the 1918 Finnish Civil War, earning it the nickname the White City; today it is a bilingual hub, with about 62 percent Finnish speakers and 23 percent Swedish speakers, and functions as the most significant cultural center for Finland's Swedish-speaking minority.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude63.095833 degrees north 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Vaasa (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1606-10-02T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 71,209 (2025)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 63.095833, longitude 21.615278
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 6 m
P2046 (area)
area 183.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 71209 (2025)
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