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3 unusual facts about Vaasa


Andy Engman

Andrew Alfons Engman was born November 21, 1911 on the border of Finland and Sweden, (Vaasa).

Carl Gustaf Wolff

When he was 18 - or 20 according to some sources - he turned up in Vaasa without a dime.

Holmsund

From the southern end of Holmsund a ferry service runs to the Finnish port of Vaasa.


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Finnish Steam Locomotive Class C5

The Finnish Steam Locomotive Class C5 were ordered in 1880 by the Finnish State Railways from the German Hanomag factory for the Tampere-Vaasa railway line.

Juha Mieto

In the 2007 Finnish parliament elections he was a Centre Party candidate in Vaasa constituency, and got elected with 13 768 votes; the seventh most in the whole of Finland.

MS Arberia

With the name MS Wasa Queen she started service between Vaasa in Finland and Sundsvall in Sweden on May 15, 1992.

In addition to the Vaasa—Sundsvall route she also sailed from Vaasa to Umeå.

MS Jamaa II

At the end of March 1990 the ship returned to Vaasa, where she was laid up (?) until February 1992, when she was sold to Eckerö Linjen, Finland, renamed Alandia and placed on their Eckerö (Finland) – Grisslehamn (Sweden) service.

MS Silja Festival

After the Euroway service was terminated in April 1994, Silja Festival was moved back to the Kvarken to operate from Vaasa to Umeå and Sundsvall.

Oskar Merikanto

Meri means "sea" and refers to his voyage from Vaasa to Helsinki; Kanto refers to his origins from the estate Kanto in the Finnish-speaking area of Ostrobothnia.

Supreme Administrative Court of Finland

Appeals are made to the Supreme Administrative Court from the decisions of the administrative courts of Helsinki, Turku, Hämeenlinna, Kouvola, Kuopio, Vaasa, Oulu, Rovaniemi and Åland Islands, the Market Court, and the Council of State.

Unbound

Unbound, formerly the name of Deathbound, a four-piece death metal band from Vaasa, Finland

VBL

Vasabladet, a Swedish language newspaper in the Finnish city of Vaasa and surrounding areas


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