Jenny’s & Marko's guidebook - Vaasa area

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Jenny’s & Marko's guidebook - Vaasa area

Sightseeing

A nice small beach with a separate area with piers. The area is surrounded with the old picturesque fisher's boat houses. In the winter you can also ski or walk on the ice. The snowmobile & car tracks are perfect for these. For more info: https://www.vaasa.fi/en/living/freetime/beaches/kronvik-beach/
Kronvikin uimaranta
A nice small beach with a separate area with piers. The area is surrounded with the old picturesque fisher's boat houses. In the winter you can also ski or walk on the ice. The snowmobile & car tracks are perfect for these. For more info: https://www.vaasa.fi/en/living/freetime/beaches/kronvik-beach/
Öjen’s nature trail is 4,5 km long. There are 11 information signs along the trail that tell you about the area’s nature, medicinal plants and folk tales. There are also maps showing your location. The trail is easy to walk on because the terrain is fairly flat. However, please remember that the duckboards can be very slippery depending on the weather conditions. It takes about 2,5 to 3 hours to go around the trail. Facilities: at the campfire site, there are benches, firewood, an axe and a dry toilet. For more info: https://www.nationalparks.fi/ojen The skilled hiker can access the trail from the forests nearby our house, the hike will be quite long then. (One hiking trail also starts from the end of Storfallsvägen/Isorinteenties rigth side. It is a bit difficult to find)
Öjen Nature Trail
13 Öjenintie
Öjen’s nature trail is 4,5 km long. There are 11 information signs along the trail that tell you about the area’s nature, medicinal plants and folk tales. There are also maps showing your location. The trail is easy to walk on because the terrain is fairly flat. However, please remember that the duckboards can be very slippery depending on the weather conditions. It takes about 2,5 to 3 hours to go around the trail. Facilities: at the campfire site, there are benches, firewood, an axe and a dry toilet. For more info: https://www.nationalparks.fi/ojen The skilled hiker can access the trail from the forests nearby our house, the hike will be quite long then. (One hiking trail also starts from the end of Storfallsvägen/Isorinteenties rigth side. It is a bit difficult to find)
Meteoria is a meteorite crater that has shaped the landcscape of Sundom and neighboring counties. The area has a visitor's center in the middle of the most beautiful meteorite crater in Finland. Here you can find: An advanced exhibition telling a long story of at least 520 million years of Söderfjärden - from an impact crater to the agricultural and Natura 2000 area of today A well-equipped astronomical observatory with a telescope for studies of celestial bodies millions of light years out into the universe A bird-watching tower in the middle of the most important resting area for cranes in Finland A cafeteria in an old treshing barn A model of our solar system, a model of the crater an a timeline of earths history: TellusTimeLine An energy cellar - own production of renewable energy: solar and wind An exhibition with unique meteorites and an exhibition with old farming machinery More info: https://meteoria.fi/en Only open in summer.
Meteoria Söderfjärden
294 Marenintie
Meteoria is a meteorite crater that has shaped the landcscape of Sundom and neighboring counties. The area has a visitor's center in the middle of the most beautiful meteorite crater in Finland. Here you can find: An advanced exhibition telling a long story of at least 520 million years of Söderfjärden - from an impact crater to the agricultural and Natura 2000 area of today A well-equipped astronomical observatory with a telescope for studies of celestial bodies millions of light years out into the universe A bird-watching tower in the middle of the most important resting area for cranes in Finland A cafeteria in an old treshing barn A model of our solar system, a model of the crater an a timeline of earths history: TellusTimeLine An energy cellar - own production of renewable energy: solar and wind An exhibition with unique meteorites and an exhibition with old farming machinery More info: https://meteoria.fi/en Only open in summer.
Old fairground turned into a graffiti wonderland. https://wasagraffitilandia.fi/ Only open during the summer months.
Moottorikatu 2
2 Moottorikatu
Old fairground turned into a graffiti wonderland. https://wasagraffitilandia.fi/ Only open during the summer months.
Cute place to visit in the archipelago, the kids will love all the farm animals. https://www.aavakertunkotitila.fi/
Österändsvägen 92
92 Österändsvägen
Cute place to visit in the archipelago, the kids will love all the farm animals. https://www.aavakertunkotitila.fi/

Hiking and experiencing nature

Welcome to a walk from the Öjbergsmossen bog to a giant’s pot hole and over a devil’s field to the dwarfed pinetree-covered meteorite-crater rim of Söderfjärden Öjberget is located in Sundom, at a 9 km distance from the centre of Vaasa and 4,2 km from Kronvik cottage. The trail is 2,5 km long and the starting point is beside a big information board in Öjberget´s stadium area. Öjberget is a unique ”mountain landscape” for the Ostrobothnian coast, with its highest point at an elevation of 50 metres. It is a magically rocky landscape with very old dwarfed pine trees, dramatic rocky formations, a giant’s kettle, and an ancient shore area called the Devil’s Field The most ancient traces of human activity in the area of Vaasa are also found here. The findings originate from the Stone Age about 4,000 years ago. In the outlook tower(+65 m a.s.l.) on the top of the slalom hill there are info boards about what you see in different directions: the meteorite impact crater Söderfjärden, the Kvarken archipelago, the village of Sundom and the centre of Vaasa. Information leaflet: http://www.sundom.fi/getfile.php?fid=94
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Öjberget
98 Öjbergintie
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Welcome to a walk from the Öjbergsmossen bog to a giant’s pot hole and over a devil’s field to the dwarfed pinetree-covered meteorite-crater rim of Söderfjärden Öjberget is located in Sundom, at a 9 km distance from the centre of Vaasa and 4,2 km from Kronvik cottage. The trail is 2,5 km long and the starting point is beside a big information board in Öjberget´s stadium area. Öjberget is a unique ”mountain landscape” for the Ostrobothnian coast, with its highest point at an elevation of 50 metres. It is a magically rocky landscape with very old dwarfed pine trees, dramatic rocky formations, a giant’s kettle, and an ancient shore area called the Devil’s Field The most ancient traces of human activity in the area of Vaasa are also found here. The findings originate from the Stone Age about 4,000 years ago. In the outlook tower(+65 m a.s.l.) on the top of the slalom hill there are info boards about what you see in different directions: the meteorite impact crater Söderfjärden, the Kvarken archipelago, the village of Sundom and the centre of Vaasa. Information leaflet: http://www.sundom.fi/getfile.php?fid=94
At the Öjberget winter sports center, you can exercise downhill and cross-country skiing and engage in outdoor activities. There are also a toboggan run for the youngest in the family. In the area there is a barbecue hut where you can grill sausages and a ski lodge where Vaasa Ski Club has a café. On the mountain there is also the fitness staircase which has 271 steps and is open to everyone. In the summer, the place can be used e.g. for an excursion: by raising the condition on the slope or hiking along a nature trail where the terrain is interesting and varied. There are also a myriad of running trails in the forest for those interested in trail running. ojberget@vaasa.fi https://www.vaasa.fi/sv/bo-och-lev/fritid/idrott-och-friluftsliv/utomhusidrottsplatser/ojberget/ Facebook In the summer you
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Öjberget
98 Öjbergintie
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At the Öjberget winter sports center, you can exercise downhill and cross-country skiing and engage in outdoor activities. There are also a toboggan run for the youngest in the family. In the area there is a barbecue hut where you can grill sausages and a ski lodge where Vaasa Ski Club has a café. On the mountain there is also the fitness staircase which has 271 steps and is open to everyone. In the summer, the place can be used e.g. for an excursion: by raising the condition on the slope or hiking along a nature trail where the terrain is interesting and varied. There are also a myriad of running trails in the forest for those interested in trail running. ojberget@vaasa.fi https://www.vaasa.fi/sv/bo-och-lev/fritid/idrott-och-friluftsliv/utomhusidrottsplatser/ojberget/ Facebook In the summer you

Food scene

Grillo is our local hamburger and pizza restaurant located only 2,7 km from the cottage. https://www.grillo.fi/
Grillo
8 Kronvikintie
Grillo is our local hamburger and pizza restaurant located only 2,7 km from the cottage. https://www.grillo.fi/
Our favorite fine dining restaurant situated in the center of Vaasa. The ambiance is great. The restaurant's specialty is a 7 course menu that varies by season. The wine and beer menu is extensive. https://www.gustavwasa.com/?lang=fi
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Gustav Wasa Restaurant
24 Raastuvankatu
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Our favorite fine dining restaurant situated in the center of Vaasa. The ambiance is great. The restaurant's specialty is a 7 course menu that varies by season. The wine and beer menu is extensive. https://www.gustavwasa.com/?lang=fi
The hottest restaurant in town with great quality food. This place definitely is worth a visit, either for lunch or dinner. In the summer there is a second floor terrace that serves drinks and snacks. The whole restaurant serves up beautiful sea views.
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Restaurant Hejm
1 B Sininen tie
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The hottest restaurant in town with great quality food. This place definitely is worth a visit, either for lunch or dinner. In the summer there is a second floor terrace that serves drinks and snacks. The whole restaurant serves up beautiful sea views.

Vaasa and Mustasaari sights

The Stundars open-air museum is complied of old buildings that have been brought here from the region. The buildings are old residential houses and utility buildings from the past 100 years. In the summers there are guided tours and some summers the area houses some animals. The area also has a cute little café. https://www.stundars.fi/?lang=en
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Stundars Agricultural Handicraft Museum
5 Stundarsvägen
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The Stundars open-air museum is complied of old buildings that have been brought here from the region. The buildings are old residential houses and utility buildings from the past 100 years. In the summers there are guided tours and some summers the area houses some animals. The area also has a cute little café. https://www.stundars.fi/?lang=en