Sights in Vaasa
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Pohjanmaan Museo
Pohjanmaan Museo is a dynamic modern museum with plenty of opportunity for interaction. Downstairs in the Terranova section there’s a brilliant evocation of natural history including information on the nearby Kvarken area. Upstairs there are exhibitions about daily life in yesteryear Vaasa and the Hedman collection (named for the museum’s great patron who donated much of this collection), which includes a Tintoretto, a pair of Luca Giordanos, and a round Botticelli Madonna. There are also coins and ceramics.
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Kuntsi
For a modern take, Kuntsi covers pop art, kinetic art, surrealism and postmodernism. The collection opened in the former customs house during 2007, and was based on the collection of local collector Simo Kuntsi who had over 1000 pieces. It’s especially good on modern Finnish works – don’t miss the burning sauna or the Elovena girl hanging herself.
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Köpmanshuset Wasasferne
Köpmanshuset Wasasferne is a museum of local history with reconstructions of a 19th-century post office and some furniture salvaged from the Great Fire of 1852.
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Tikanoja Art Gallery
Tikanoja Art Gallery features a strong international collection, including work by artists such as Degas, Gauguin, Matisse and Picasso.
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Korsholm Church
Built in 1776, this grand structure was once the Court of Appeal, but began serving as a church after the Great Fire of 1852.
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Vaasa Church
The most impressive church in town is the neo-Gothic Vaasa Church, made of local red bricks.
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Orthodox Church
The Orthodox Church features some old icons brought from St Petersburg.
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