City profile · Finland · Europe
Vaasa
Ostrobothnia · Finland
City population
69,819
#14
in Finland
#1
in Ostrobothnia
#8,263
worldwide
63.096, 21.616 · 370 km from Helsinki
About Vaasa
Vaasa is a city in Ostrobothnia, Finland with a population of 69,819. It is the 14th largest of the 78 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Finland, and the 8,263rd largest worldwide. It lies 370 km from Helsinki.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Ostrobothnia
Rank in region
#1of 3
Elevation
7 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Helsinki
Coordinates
63.096, 21.616
Record updated
2025-11-18
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 78 in FinlandClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.