Water and boats

A dance on the pier, dinner in a boat restaurant, a fishing competition, a cruise around the archipelago? It is impossible to talk about Vaasa without mentioning the sea. The sea is everywhere in Vaasa. The most popular beach is Hietasaari, but there are several beaches only a stone?s throw from the centre. If you go on a cruise, you will get to know the neighbouring archipelago. Recently, the sea was even made to serve the energy needs of the region. It is being used to heat the houses at the Housing Fair 2008 area in Vaasa.

The Kvarken Archipelago was listed on the UNESCO World Heritage list in the summer of 2006. The Kvarken Archipelago forms together with the High Coast in Sweden a unique geological entity and a transboundary Natural Heritage Site. The steep High Coast and the flat Kvarken Archipelago (the Low coast) are topographical opposites. Together they serve as a unique example of ongoing geological and biological processes and ecosystem development in time and space.