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  Vaasan matkailuportaali
Vaasa is the biggest town in the area with over 57.000 inhabitants 72 % Finnish-speaking, 25 % Swedish-speaking and 3 % with other languages as their mother tongue.
Vaasa is located at the narrowest point of the gulf of Bothnia, only 80 km/50 miles from Umeå in Sweden.
In Vaasa the past and the present meet: local enterprises, distinctive cultural life, two languages, international industry and the tranquility of a small town.
www.vaasa.fi /tourism   (310 words)

  
 Shopping vaasa
Vaasan Liikekeskusta ry Kauppapuistikko 15 a 65100 Vaasa puh.
The international ice sculpture competition Winter Vaasa is one of the most important winter events in Finland.
The location of the competition in the city centre is unique and from the participant’s point of view comfortable as the hotel is situated nearby, service is taken care of and a numerous audience during the whole competition guarantees a great atmosphere.
www.shoppingvaasa.com /298702.aspx   (248 words)

  
 Vaasa --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Swedish Vasa, town, capital of Vaasa lääni (province), western Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
The city of Vaasa is the province's administrative capital, main seaport, and largest city.
It is situated along the Gulf of Bothnia, northeast of the city of Vaasa.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9074602   (400 words)

  
 Vaasa City Library. By Birgitta Aurén
Vaasa has developed from the administrative and school town of the 17th century to a modern city.
The new library in Vaasa is concrete proof that values relating to culture, libraries and education are important to the city.
Vaasa City Library’s role as provincial library is emphasized in both the regional and the national li - brary network.
www.splq.info /issues/vol35_3/08.htm   (1822 words)

  
 Finavia - Vaasa airport
The Vaasa Airport is the tourists’ gateway to the archipelago.
The City of Vaasa was founded in the 17th century.
Today’s Vaasa is proud of its archipelago, university and high-tech innovations.
www.ilmailulaitos.fi /airport_vaasa   (80 words)

  
 Vaasa
In 1862, the new city of Vaasa was decided to be built on the seashore, seven kilometres from the original location.
Vaasa has neither been a model student nor a bad example of a city, where the decision-makers have acted especially irresponsibly in environmental matters.
Vaasa is a typical example of a coastal town's reactions to problems related to waters.
www.valt.helsinki.fi /projects/enviro/cities/vaa/vaa_case.htm   (705 words)

  
 Vaasa on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Vaasa Polytechnic of Finland to use Softera's UML analysis and design solution in its object oriented software courses.
Sonera terminates the Jyvaskyla, Oulu and Vaasa number-service centers; the personnel in Vaasa will be transferred to Mobile Communications' customer care.
Sonera terminates the Jyvskyl, Oulu and Vaasa number-service centers - the personnel in Vaasa will be transferred to Mobile Communications' customer care On February 21.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/V/Vaasa.asp   (380 words)

  
 Finland Hotels - Vaasa
The town of Vaasa is the educational, cultural and tourist center of Western Finland.
Almost 30% of the population of Vaasa speak Swedish making it the largest distinctively bilingual town in the country.
Vaasa’s Museum of Ostrobothnia at Museokatu 3 houses one of the best collections of art from Finland’s Golden Era.
www.finlandhotels.net /vaasa.htm   (181 words)

  
 RG Line - Vaasa - Uumaja   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The bustransfers to and from the terminals in Vaasa and Umeå have been discontinued during autumn 2005.
Departure Vaasa at 09:00, arrival Umeå at 12:30.
Departure Umeå at 14:00, arrival Vaasa at 19:30.
www.rgline.com /en   (176 words)

  
 Vaasanlaivat - Vasabåtarna - Page 1 (Oy Vaasa-Umeå Ab)
This is the first of three pages devoted to postcards of services between Vaasa (Finland) and Umeå (Sweden) operated by Vaasanlaivat (Vasabåtarna in Swedish - the ships carried different names on each side of the hull).
A postcard from the inner habour of Vaasa, in the beginning of the 1960s.
In the summer of 1963 she was used for transport cars between Vaasa and Örnsköldsvik.
www.simplonpc.co.uk /Vaasanlaivat.html   (1352 words)

  
 Vaasa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Vaasa is the administrative and commercial centre in the province of Western Finland.
Vaasa is a university town and also a busy port.
Vaasa is justly proud of its extensive archipelago.
presidency.finland.fi /doc/finland/vaasa.html   (59 words)

  
 AllTravel Vaasa Finland travel and tourism
The town of Vaasa is the educational, cultural and tourist centre of Western Finland.
It is the largest town on the west coast and is linked to two islands - Vaskiluoto to the west and Pikisaari to the north - by bridge.
Take a cruise around the Vaasa archipelago in summer aboard the MS Captain Vaasa.
www.alltravelfinland.com /Finland/Destination_Guides/Cities/Vaasa.htm   (189 words)

  
 Finland Hotel - Radisson SAS Royal Hotel Vaasa Finland
The extensive and breathtakingly beautiful archipelago outside Vaasa is also a popular area to visit and see Finland’s clean nature and traditions and culture.
With the help of its international industry, universities and other schools and technology centres, Vaasa is aiming to become the international centre of Western Finland, yet staying close to nature at all times.
Vaasa is easily accessible by all means of transportation.
www.southtravels.com /europe/finland/radissonsashotelvaasa   (517 words)

  
 Overview of the Bloodstone Lands - Return to The Temple of Elemental Evil
The northernmost of the two states, Vaasa is also the smaller.
For centuries untold, Vaasa remained an unclaimed wasteland of frozen moors and broken clumps of tundra, a captured pocket of deep winter.
When the moorwaters melt and the top layers of tundra soften, the entire region becomes one vast bog of sludge and mud where "the tallest horse would wet its belly," as the saying goes in Damara.
davidcwood.com /adnd/campaign/evil/bloodstone2.php   (683 words)

  
 Vaasa Polytechnic - Internationality
The international dimension is an essential part of the everyday learning experience at Vaasa Polytechnic.
Vaasa Polytechnic is an attractive alternative for students arriving from other countries.
Vaasa Polytechnic - Raastuvankatu 29, 65100 VAASA - Phone: +358 6 326 3111 - Fax: +358 6 326 3002 - info@puv.fi
www.puv.fi /en/internationality   (113 words)

  
 Vaasa Hôtels - Hôtel Logement à Vaasa | Lansi-Suomen Laani Finlande
Vaasa Hôtels - Hôtel Logement à Vaasa
The city of Vaasa is just 1.5km / 1mi away and the airport is 10km / 6.2mi South.
With a great range of budget to luxury hotels in Vaasa, with many reviews and thousands of visitors per day, you can be sure to enjoy your Lansi-Suomen Laani visit.
www.simplehotels.com /fr/fi/vaasa   (137 words)

  
 Wildlife Vaasa
Wildlife Vaasa 2006 will be implemented again in co-operation with Living Europe and will take place in Vaasa, Finland from 22 - 26 November 2006.
Meawhile, the forecoming year is very special for Vaasa beceause the city will celebrate its 400 years anniversary.
The combination of such circumstances together with the implementation our festival will create a perfect atmosphere for joy and celebration with a rich program of artistic and cultural events throughout the year.
wildlife.vaasa.fi   (204 words)

  
 Garbo Anonymous FTP Archive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
No party outside the University of Vaasa is allowed to claim exclusive rights to the name Garbo archives or to reproducing the Garbo library or parts thereof.
Neither the University of Vaasa, Finland, nor anyone of its personnel accepts any liability whatsoever and howsoever caused for the consequences of using, or the inability to use, of any of the material from garbo.uwasa.fi archives.
Neither the University of Vaasa, Finland, nor anyone of its personnel accepts any liability or assumes any responsibilities concerning the files at or the actions of the sites mirroring Garbo archives.
garbo.uwasa.fi   (389 words)

  
 Search Results for Vaasa - Encyclopædia Britannica
The province's land rises from a level but indented coastline through generally forested country, with large cultivated plains, toward an...
Pietarsaari, which was formerly mainly Swedish-speaking, was founded in 1652; it became an important commercial...
It has a land area of 21,956 square miles (56,866 square km).
www.britannica.com /search?query=Vaasa&submit=Find&source=MWTEXT   (315 words)

  
 Nova Vaasa - NPC List
Prince Othmar was only supposed to rule Nova Vaasa for 5 years then hand over rulership to one of the other five noble families but he hired a militia of were-beasts to enforce his continued rule.
A knight of the realm one moment and an insane killing maching the next, Triesten only has suspicions of his other half.
Once risen, she will protect her tomb, protect cats, and try to convert the people of Nova Vaasa to the worship of Bast.
www.gryphonhill.com /novavaasa/npcs.html   (292 words)

  
 Nova Vaasa - Maps
Primarily filled with grassy plains, Nova Vaasa is famous for the horses it breeds.
While not heavily changed during the Grand Upheaval, the domain did have to deal with a significant change when the mist east of the domain parted to give way to heathertoo unknown waters, known as the Nocturnal sea.
This map of Nova Vaasa was build around existing maps of Barovia, Hazlan, and Tepest, rather than directly from another source.
www.gryphonhill.com /novavaasa/maps.html   (304 words)

  
 Vaasa Hotel Specials
The Radisson SAS Royal Hotel Vaasa is conveniently located in the heart of the city's business and leisure centre.
The traditional Vaasa market square and shopping centre are only a few steps from...
A comfortable easy going Sokos Hotel Vaakuna is situated in the centre of Vaasa by the market place.
www.hoteldetective.net /Town/EN/Vaasa-Hotels.htm   (124 words)

  
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Wildlife Vaasa festival is a biennial event and was held initially in Vaasa in November 2002 and again in November 2004.
Today Wildlife Vaasa festival is curently one of the leading events of its kind in Scandinavia considering the number of entries and delegates.
Copyright Wildlife Vaasa 2006 wishes to stimulate interest and public awareness in high-quality Nature films and Children and Youth educating nature films.
wildlife.vaasa.fi /?file=2   (1325 words)

  
 Hostel Vaasa, Youth Hostels Vaasa, Finland Youth Hostels, Pohjanmaa, Vaasa
Hostel Vaasa is a friendly family hostel with hospitable service that offers quality accommodation...
A sea route to Sweden is a stone's throw from the hostel.
Hostel Vaasa is a friendly family hostel with hospitable service that offers standard-class accommodation at a reasonable price.
www.realadventures.com /listings/1029434.htm?&mSummaryStyle=2&mOption=ChangeSummaryStyle   (245 words)

  
 Vaasa Polytechnic
Interested in higher education studies in Vaasa Polytechnic?
Vaasa Polytechnic is a multi-disciplinary, multilingual and international institution providing higher education and research services within Technology and Communication, Business Economics and Tourism as well as Health Care and Social Services.
Vaasa Polytechnic has approximately 3500 students enrolled and a staff of over 240 members.
www.puv.fi /en   (83 words)

  
 Botnia Tourist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Botnia tourist was founded 30 years ago to serve as a regional marketing organisation for the Province of Vaasa.
The former province of Vaasa is nowadays divided into three parts: The regions of South Ostrobothnia, Cental Ostrobothnia and Ostrobothnia.
Today the organisation has 24 member municipalities and cities, and about 50 member enterprices from the region.
www.pohjanmaanmatkailu.fi /Default.aspx?id=367924   (384 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Vaasa
Vaasa, port in western Finland, 370 km (230 mi) northwest of the city of Helsinki.
Vaasa was founded as a timber port in 1606 at the base of a small...
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encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_762510387/Vaasa.html   (84 words)

  
 WWW thumbnail GIFs, banners and images
I have naturally tried to use common sense, but if you use any of these gifs you share any responsibility.
are my own, and many in part B have have been prepared at the University of Vaasa.
Those images have been drawn for the local consumption and should not be used outside our university.
www.uwasa.fi /~ts/gifs.html   (248 words)

  
 Vaasa Finland Hotels ... Jake.com
The Best Western Hotel Silveria is situated only two kilometers from the center of Vaasa, in a naturally wooded park.
Sokos Hotel Vaakuna is a Comfortable City Hotel, Right in the Very Center of Vaasa.
The Hotel Has Been Renovated in the Spring of 2000 and It is Located in the Rewell Center - A Shopping Center - Very Close To All Services...
hotels.jake.com /eu/fi/vaasa-hotels.html   (126 words)

  
 Vaasa Hotels: Cheap hotels in Vaasa, West Finland
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