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VAASA IN BRIEF 2017

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Vaasa ~ In brief 2017 General information �� 4 - city management ��5 - budget �� 6 Population ��7 Industrial structure �� 9 Municipal enterprises ��12 Housing and construction ��16 Social and health care services ��19 Early childhood education ��25 Education �� 27 Culture ��32 Recreation �� 37 Traffic �� 46

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THE CITY OF VAASA Public information centre P.O.B 3 (Kirjastonkatu 13) 65101 VASA www.vaasa.fi Cover photo: Katja Lรถsรถnen Layout: Mikael Matikainen The City of Vaasa ~ Graphic Services

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GENERAL INFORMATION Vaasa is a beautiful historic city, which has something to offer everyone. A good employment situation, high energy, and happy residents are attracting people to both visit and stay. Among the 67.620 inhabitants of the city one can find people of one hundred different nationalities. The bilingualism can be heard in daily life. History and modern times, culture and nature, as well as the shopping centres and the market hall are all meeting each other in the over 400 year old city of Vaasa. The city is a gate to Finland’s only World Natural Heritage Site, The Kvarken Archipelago. Growing company areas, development of logistics, innovations and collaborations make up a good ground for the future of Vaasa. ●●

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Total area 31.12.2016 ��574 sq km »» land ��364 sq km »» water �� 210 sq km Shoreline ��473 km »» mainland shoreline ��80 km »» archipelago shoreline ��313 km »» lake shoreline ��80 km Area covered by city plan 31.12.2016 �� 4 704 ha

The City Council and Municipal Elections 2017 59 members, Chairman Joakim Strand (SFP). 1st vice Chairman Anne-Marie Viinamäki (KOK), 2nd vice Chairman Jukka Mäkynen (PS). Party

Seats

Women

Men

SFP Swedish People’s Party

9 631

6 799

National Coalition Party

5 132

PS Finns Party VIHR The Greens in Finland VAS Left Alliance KESK Centre Party KD Christian Democrats

6 4 4 2 2

1 4 3 2 0

5 0 1 0 2

3 201 2 537 2 085 1 527 1 385

SDP Social Democratic Party

KOK

Votes

Others

401

Total.

32 698

City Board 2017-2018

11 members, Chairman Kim Berg (SDP). Seats by party: SFP 4 (Hans Frantz, Johan Kullas, Anne Salovaara-Kero, Barbro Kloo), SDP 2 (Kim Berg, Pirjo Andrejeff), KOK 2 (Marko Heinonen, Raija Kujanpää), PS 1 (Mauri Ollila), VIHR 1 (Laura Ala-Kokko), VAS 1 (Harri Moisio). Acting Mayor: �� Tomas Häyry Director of Technical Services: ................................... Markku Järvelä Director of Education and Cultural Services: ��Christina Knookala Director of Social and Health Care Services:.........Jukka Kentala

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Budget

2016 (financial statement)..............2017 (budget) (including municipal enterprises) (1.000 euro) ��(1.000 euro) ●● Operating margin 376.416 �� 366.700 ●● Tax revenues 283.863 �� 280.571 ●● State subsidies 107.627 ��105.598 ●● Annual margin 27.284 ��31.203 ●● Investments (net) 35.622 �� 30.288 ●● Investment income financing, % 73,1 �� 74,5 ●● Loan capital, EUR/inhabitant 3.941 �� 3.836

Municipal tax 2016 (financial statement) ��2017 (budget) ●● ●●

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Municipal tax, 20,0 % 232.484 ��228.571 Share of the revenues from corporate taxes 31.309 �� 31.880 Real estate taxes 20.068 ��20.120 Total 280.571 �� 283.863

POPULATION Population

Total population Finnish-speaking Swedish-speaking Others Women Men

Population by age 0-6 years 7-15 years 16-24 years 25-64 years 65- years Total

31.12.2015

31.12.2016

67.619 46.971 15.291 5.357 33.821 33.798

69,5 22,6 7,9 50,0 50,0

67.620 46.742 15.416 5.462 33.770 33.850

69,1 22,8 8,1 50,0 50,0

31.12.2015

31.12.2016

100

67.620

5.186 6.368 9.479 33.929 12.657

67.619

Languages 31.12.2016

7,7 9,4 14,0 50,2 18,7

5.110 6.391 9.411 33.822 12.886

7,5 9,5 13,9 50,0 19,1

100

Age groups 31.12.2016

8,1%

19,1%

7,5% 9,5%

22,8% 13,9%

69,1% 50% Finnish-speaking Swedish-speaking Others

0-6 years 7-15 years 16-24 years 25-64 years 65- years

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Changes in population................ 2014.............2015 ��2016

Births................................................................ 755................752 ��703 Deaths..............................................................610............... 558 ��594 ●● Natural population growth.................+145.............+194 �� +109 ●● Immigration................................................+432..............+314 ��+158 ●● Internal migration......................................+85............. +107 ��-261 ●● Population correction...............................-18...............+44 ��-5 Change in population...........................+644......... +654 ��+1 ●● ●●

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Population aged 15 or over.................................... 56.148......83,0% 56.742 ��83,9% Population with education completed......... 41.411........73,4% 42.117 ��73,2% »» upper secondary education............................ 22.402.....39,9% 22.756 40,1% »» higher education............. 19.009.....33,9% 19.361 �� 34,1%

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INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE The labour force and jobs by branch Jobs by branch on 31.12.2014 Branch

2009 %

2010 %

Social services

11 826 32,2

12 239 12 437 32,7 32,7

12 540 12 370 33,0 32,7

12 200 32,8

Manufacturing

8 743 23,8

8 695 23,3

8 856 23,3

8 862 23,3

8 728 23,1

8 317 22,4

Trade, transportation and accommodation

5 895 16,1

5 796 15,5

5 910 15,5

5 854 15,4

5 832 15,4

5 719 15,4

Professional, scientific, 3 591 9,8 adm.activities

3 990 10,7

4 059 10,7

4 133 10,9

4 122 10,9

4 083 11,0

Culture, entertainment 1 722 and other activities 4,7

1 792 4,8

1 885 5,0

1 738 4,6

1 863 4,9

2 007 5,4

Construction

1 766 4,8

1 768 4,7

1 825 4,8

1 783 4,7

1 803 4,8

1 794 4,8

Information and communication

1 583 4,3

1 524 4,1

1 482 3,9

1 540 4,0

1 548 4,1

1 533 4,1

719 1,9

687 1,8

738 1,9

716 1,9

714 1,9

Financial and insurance 686 activities 1,9

2011 %

2012 %

2013 %

2014 %

Electricity, steam and air conditioning supply; 387 water supply; sewerage, 1,1 waste management 258 Real estate activities 0,7

367 1,0

381 1,0

363 1,0

336 0,9

257 0,7

276 0,7

292 0,8

304 0,8

307 0,8

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

228 0,6

248 0,7

229 0,6

211 0,6

215 0,6

189 0,5

Total

36.685 37.395 38.027 38.054 37.837 32.207 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100

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Job increase or decrease in

2012............................... 2013..........................2014 + 27..........................................-217............................ - 630

Employed labour force

1/2014....................... 1/2015......................1/2016 32.527........................... 32.972..........................28.828

Self-sufficiency of jobs 2012............................... 2013..........................2014 127,3 %........................ 126,8 %........................126,5 %

Average unemployment rate

2014 2015 2016 ●● Vaasa .......................10,0 %.......................... 10,9 % �� 11,8% ●● the whole country.................... 12,4 %............................13,4% ��13,3%

Largest employers in Vaasa

Workplaces 2016 City of Vaasa* ��5.937 *firemen who are permanently employed as a secondary job and other employed persons are not included in the statistics. ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●●

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Wärtsilä Corporation ��2.774 Vaasa Hospital District/Central Hospital ��2.263 ABB Oy ��1.771 Danfoss �� 651 KPO Group �� 501 Vaasa University ��465 Kesko Corporation.................................... ��416 The joint municipal association for Swedish education and culture in Ostrobothnia (SÖFUK) ��332 VEO ��293 Åbo Akademi, Vaasa ��283 Citec, Vaasa units ��268 ELY Center, TE Office, KEHA Center (Vaasa) �� 257 Posti �� 257 Elisa Group (Anvia Group until 30.6.16) ��126

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MUNICIPAL ENTERPRISES The City of Vaasa owns corporations and corporation shares, and forms on the basis of ownership and influence a city conglomerate. The group consists of 23 subsidiaries, 6 municipal federations and 13 partly owned companies, which produce e.g. energy, housing, spare time, education, specialized medical treatment and waste management services.

Municipally owned companies

Vaasa Water Company............................2015 ��2016 ●● Turnover.............................................15,20 mill.€.....................14,9 mill.€ ●● Network of water pipes, length.........................................................986 km..........................990 km ●● Water consumption................... 5,60 mill.m3..................5,53 mill.m3 ●● Water consumption per inhabitant per day................... 225 litres...................... 223 litres ●● Water rate............................................ 1,36 €/m3...................... 1,36 €/m3 ●● Mains connection percentage.......99,5 %...........................99,5 % 12

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Length of sewage network..............873 km �� 540 km Treated waste water..................7,64 mill.m3 ��7,42 mill.m3 Waste water rate.............................2,05 €/m3 ��2,05 €/m3 Mains connection percentage.......96,9 % ��96,9 %

Vaasa house sector.............................................2015 ��2016 ●● Turnover..........................................................49,1 mill.€ ��48,0 mill.€ ●● The total financing of investments, »» New building...........................................14,2 mill.€ ��9,4 mill.€ »» Renovation...............................................6,9 mill.€ ��8,7 mill.€ ●●

Amount of administrated premises �� Room square area (rsqa) »» own premises.......................................... 365.300...............366.500 »» rented premises....................................... 24.500 ��21.700

Ostrobothnia emergency services department .........................................2015 ��2016 ●● Turnover........................................................... 17,2 mill.€.......... 17,8 mill.€ ●● Rescue missions...................................................2.455 �� 2.580 VAASA IN BRIEF 2017

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Emergency medical services..................... 16.636 �� 16.954 Emergency phone duties.................................. 1.352 ��1.486

Vaasa regional occupational health services................................................... 2015 ��2016 ●● Turnover........................................................4,56 mill.€ �� 4,53 mill.€ Customer base in each unit: ●● Vaasa office.........................................................12.326 �� 11.353 ●● Laihia office...........................................................1.266 ��1.262 ●● Mustasaari office...............................................2.452 ��2.303 ●● Vähäkyrö office........................................................673 ��638 Vaasa regional occupational health services provides services for the personnel employed by the City of Vaasa and the Vaasa Hospital District, Laihia and Mustasaari municipality and enterprises according to agreements and is also health centre for seamen.

Group companies

Kvarken Ports Ltd. (Vaasa)........... 2015 ��2016 ●● Cargo traffic...........................1.219.501 t �� 1.408.879 t ●● Imports................................... 1.025.688 t ��1.249.035 t ●● Exports.........................................193.812 t ��159.841 t ●● Vessels.......................................... 589 pcs. �� 589 pcs. ●● Passengers ...................... 168.594 pcs. ��183.591 pcs. ●● Depth of channel................................9 m ��9 m Vaasa Electricity Company Vaasan Sähkö..................................................... 2015 ��2016 ●● Turnover of the Vaasan Sähkö Group................................ 141 mill.€ �� 141 mill.€ ●● Electricity sales »» Electricity sales..................................1.793 GWh ��1.908 GWh »» Number of customers..................93.458 pcs. ��90.691 pcs. ●● District heating »» Heat sales.................................................615 GWh ��685 GWh »» Number of customers......................3.190 pcs. �� 3.213 pcs. ●● ●●

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Vaasan Sähköverkko Oy Number of electricity subscribers........................36.041 pcs. �� 36.267 pcs. Amount of transmitted electricity...........................976 GWh ��1.025 GWh Electricity transmission customers.....................69.212 pcs. ��70.837 pcs.

Ab Stormossen Oy...........................................2015 ��2016 ●● Turnover....................................................... 13,6 mill.€ ��15,3 mill.€ ●● Received amounts of waste............................................156.000 tonnes �173.500 tonnes ●● Utilization rate of municipal waste.....96,1 % ��98,4 % ●● Investments............................................ 0,915 mill.€ ��2,949 mill.€

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HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION Dwelling stock 31.12.2016 Detached houses..............................10.699 ��26,8 % Terraced houses....................................3.261 �� 8,2 % Blocks of flats.......................................25.118 ��62,9 % Other buildings.........................................860 ��2,2 % Total................................................ 39.938 ��100,0% Student dwellings (VOAS) 2016 �� c. 3.000

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In possession Pikipruukki ��3.581 dwellings »» Turnover �� 23,4 mill.€ Vaasan Asumisoikeus �� 282 right-of-occupancy flats »» Turnover ��2,0 mill.€

Vähänkyrön Vuokratalot Kiinteistö Oy 2016 ●● ●●

In possession ��173 dwellings Turnover �� approx. 1 mill.€

Dwelling production 2016

Bostäder Detached houses..................................................... 71 �� 15,6 % ●● Attached houses.....................................................56 ��12,3 % ●● Blocks of flats........................................................328 �� 72,1 % Dwellings total...................................................455 ��100,0 % ●●

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Construction of old roads..................13.555 m² �� 11.660 m2 Construction of new roads................21.636 m² ��16.780 m2 Construction of new cycle ways and pavements.......................................... 2.943 m² ��14.550 m2 Asphalting................................................... 91.743 m² �� 72.316 m2 Asphalt used..................................................16.635 t ��12.450 t VAASA IN BRIEF 2017

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Water-pipes...................................................7.450 m ��5.040 m Sewers..............................................................5.700 m ��3.520 m Rainwater sewers...................................... 5.900 m �� 4.860 m Traffic and protection green areas...................... 10.000 m2 ��1.000 m2

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Roads........................................... 360,5 km ��361,1 km Cycle ways...................................181,5 km �� 128,9 km Separate foot and cycle paths...................................64,4 km ��64,4 km

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Maintained park areas.........................230 ha. �� 230 ha. Playing fields.............................................80 pcs. ��80 pcs. Forests.....................................................4.000 ha. �� 4.000 ha.

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SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Social work and family services 2016 Child and family social work ●● Proceedings within child welfare....................................................1 111 ●● Evaluations of the need for service among families with children (incl. evaluations of the need for child welfare)..444 ●● Clients within child welfare, children...........................................648 ●● Dependent care allowance, clients................................................ 145 ●● Social emergency duty in Ostrobothnia, contacts.......... 2 590 ●● Conciliation bureau of Ostrobothnia, conciliation initiatives...........................................................................276 Services for children and families ●● Family counselling, number of 45 minute visit performances.............................. 4 451 ●● Family care, care days....................................................................20 376 ●● Institutional care, care days »» own services......................................................................................7 146 »» outsourcing services..................................................................3 966 Social work for adults ●● Households obtaining basic income support.......................3 031 ●● Households obtaining completing income support.........1 648 ●● Households obtaining preventive income support.............296 ●● Transport services for seriously disabled »» trips...............................................................................................~ 114 000 »» clients................................................................................................... 1 963 ●● Clients obtaining personal assistance.......................................286 ●● Integration support »» new clients.............................................................................................186 »» households.............................................................................................147 VAASA IN BRIEF 2017

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Immigration detention centre »» average time for moving to the municipalities.......46 days »» amount of accommodation days...................................... 172 109 Interpretation centre, hours interpreted............................23 082 Services for people of working age Open, day and work activities for mentally disabled (Act of special care), clients »» own services.......................................................................................... 141 »» outsourcing services.........................................................................83 Rehabilitative work services, activity days......................... 18 371 Institutional rehabilitation within the social work with intoxicant abusers, care days »» own services..................................................................................... 2 691 »» outsourcing services.....................................................................1 797 Youth station Klaara and Horisontti centre for mental health and dependence, visits................................................... 14 390 Housing services for disabled, housing days »» own services................................................................................. 33 406 »» outsourcing services................................................................32 509 Housing days for persons within mental care rehabilitation and rehabilitation for intoxicant abusers »» in own housing units.................................................................... 8 447 »» outsourcing services................................................................ 34 743

Home and institutional care

Above 75 year olds: .............................. 5 744 (2015)......5 987 (2016) Senior centre ●● Care accessory distribution, client visits: 2452 ●● Voluntary activities: »» amount of volunteers 29 (2015), 36 (2016) ●● the board of elders assembled eight times and handled 64 matters ●● Recreation activities: »» 934 group meetings, 934 group meetings, with 6595 client visits. »» Events: 186, with 4909 client visits. »» Amount of assemblages: 1120, with 11504 client visits. ●● Test event for welfare and health promotion for 75 year olds: »» 204 persons were tested (593 were invited) Home care........................................................... 2015...................2016 ●● Clients within regular service......................1 468.......................1 477 ●● Amount of clients within the care by visiting nurses...............................1 761.....................1 804 ●● Amount of clients in the discharging unit..............................................477.........................367 ●● Care days within the discharging unit .... 4 917.................... 6 295 Sheltered housing............................................ 2015..................2016 ●● Places within sheltered housing.................. 489........................525 ●● Care days within sheltered housing in total..................................................................165 199............... 184 734 »» Own services............................................... 53,3 %..................57,9 % »» Outsourcing services.............................46,7 %.................. 42,1 % Institutional care...............................................2015....................2016 ●● Amount of places within the institutional care..............................153............................98 VAASA IN BRIEF 2017

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Care days within institutional care.............................................. 74 575 ...................48 712 Average care time..................................... 45,7 days..............35,1 days Home hospital cared........................................................ 628 patients.....669 patients Visits in the diabetes reception.............................................3 051...................... 3 081

Health care services

Reception services 2016 The non-institutional care works on five health stations: Gerby, Kirkkopuistikko, Ristinummi, Tammikaivo and Vähäkyrö health stations. The health stations have doctor and nurse receptions. In total there were 30 843 visits at the doctors and 70 191 visits at the nurses. The duty receptions of the doctors and nurses are open during 22

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office hours at the health stations. During evenings, nights and weekends the duty reception is centralized to the joint duty of Vaasan keskussairaala. The total amount of visits to the joint duty was 21 988 The family planning guidance centre and maternity clinics work in centralized premises at Hietalahdenkatu 6 with the exception of Vähäkyrö maternity clinic, which works at Vähäkyrö health station. The total amount of visits within family planning was 6 669. 2 896 women we’re asked to participate in the mass screening of PAPA-tests, the participating percentage was 77. During 2016 mothers gave birth 725 times. For clients in the maternity clinics an average of 12 visits is offered. In total the visits to the maternity clinics were 10 652. The paternity clinic had 147 client visits. The child welfare clinics act on local service principles. Before VAASA IN BRIEF 2017

school age the children are offered 15 health controls. 5 280 children were in the books of the child welfare clinic. In total there were 18 040 visits. The amount of visits at the receptions of the doctors specialized in childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diseases and gynaecology were in total 724. The school health services work in the basic schools. There were 6 510 pupils in total. School health controls are performed yearly. In total there were 17 922 visits. The student health care consists of approximately 10 500 students, who are studying at vocational school, folk high schools, higher secondary school or universities of applied sciences. For students in higher secondary schools will get a health control during the first year of studies, students of universities of applied sciences will be called for a health meeting if needed. In total there were 16 339 visits. The health care for university students is taken care by Finnish Student Health Services, which services Vaasa supported by 229 793 euros in 2016. The unit for health promotion is a multi-professional group of experts. In 2016 there were 14 events organized for the inhabitants. 22 thematic days were arranged within the studying and school health care. 43 public lectures were organized for various groups and organisations and additionally 10 schooling events were organized for various personnel groups within the social and health services.

Vaasa food service

Is responsible for the organizing and production of meal services in day-care centres, comprehensive schools, upper secondary schools, home and institutional care and the city hospital. The staff dining is also included in the activities. The annual calculatory number of meals is about 3,6 million. 24

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Children in early childhood education 2015....................................... day-care centres ��family day-care ●● Full-day.............................................................2.321 ��448 ●● Part-time............................................................. 177 �� 16 Children in early childhood education 2016....................................... day-care centres ��family day-care ●● Full-day............................................................. 1.316 �� 171 ●● Part-time........................................................1.289 �� 159 The number of children aged 0-6 years in pre-school education was 727 in 2016. Purchased day-care centre services.................................................2015 ��2016 ●● Full-day......................................................429 ��235 ●● Part-time.....................................................24 �� 227 The number of children aged 0-6 years in pre-school education was 26 in 2016. ●● ●●

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The city’s day-care centres.................................................................. 24 Children tot. ��3.397 »» The number is about 62 % of all children under the age of 7. Family day carer ��70 In open day care centre activities ��196 children Home care allowance is paid on average to �� 959 families/month Private care allowance on average to........... 8 families/month Selective allowance on average to �� 180 families/month Steiner day care centre, pre-school education �� 5 children Vaasan kristillinen koulu (Christian school), pre-school education ��8 children

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EDUCATION Basic education.................................... Schools �� Pupils 2016-2017 ●● Primary schools, grades 1–6, Finnish......12 ��3.025 ●● Primary schools, grades 1–6, Swedish.....4 �� 811 ●● Lower secondary school, grades 7-9........4 �� 1.588 ●● Lower secondary school, grades 7-9, Swedish......................................................................1 �� 371 ●● Preparatory teaching, Finnish..................... 6 ��47 ●● Preparatory teaching, Swedish....................1 �� 2 ●● Rudolf Steiner school, grades 1-9............... 1 �� 116 ●● Vasa övningsskola, »» grades 1-9 and pre-school education..1 ��463 ●● Vaasan kristillinen koulu, (Christian school)..................................................1 ��60

Upper secondary education

Students 2016-2017 Vaasan lyseon lukio �� 803 Vaasan lyseon lukion aikuislinja/adult evening classes ��46 Vasa gymnasium �� 153 Vasa svenska aftonläroverk/adult evening classes �� 58 Vasa övningsskolas gymnasium and the IB-section. ��365 Vamia, youngsters (former Vaasa Vocational Institute) �� 1.836 ●● Technology ��642 ●● Services »» Tourism, Catering and Home Economics �� 237 »» Social-, Health- and Physical education ��562 ●● Social Science, Business and Administration �� 193 ●● Culture ��102 ●● Natural Sciences ��96 ●● Security ��78 ●● Vocational training, guidance and preparatory education �� 28 VAASA IN BRIEF 2017

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Vamia, Apprenticeship Service (former Apprenticeship Office of the Vaasa Coastal Region) ��590 ●● Finnish-speaking.....................................................................................384 ●● Swedish-speaking.................................................................................... 172 ●● Others..............................................................................................................34 Vamia, adults (former Vaasa Adult Educational Centre) 2.790 ●● Technics.....................................................................................................1.409 ●● Social Science, Business and Administration........................ 324 ●● Social and health sector.....................................................................630 28

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Tourism, Catering and Home Economics...................................352 Vocational training, guidance and preparatory education ..................................................................75

YA! Yrkesakademin i Österbotten �� 1.349 ●● Technology, Communication �� 501 ●● Tourism, Catering and Domestic Services �� 42 ●● Social Services, Health and Sport ��471 ●● Natural Resources and the Environment ��125 ●● Culture ��75 ●● Natural Sciences ��33 ●● Social Sciences, Business and Administration �� 63 ●● Vocational training, guidance and preparatory education �� 39 YA! also offer a wide range of courses

Higher education

Students 2016-2017 Vaasan ammattikorkeakoulu, University of Applied Sciences �� 3.227 ●● Technology ��1.395 ●● Business Economics and Tourism ��1.047 ●● Health Care and Social Services ��785 Novia, University of Applied Sciences ��2.351 ●● Technology ��1.230 ●● Health ��849 ●● Culture (Vaasa, Pietarsaari) �� 272 University of Vaasa* ●● Degree students ��5.351 »» Faculty of Philosophy ��1.800 »» Faculty of Business Studies ��2.371 »» Faculty of Technology �� 1.180 ●● Open University �� 2.579 ●● Levón-institute (supplementary training) ��1.444 ●● Other non-degree students ��534 *Students 2016 VAASA IN BRIEF 2017

University of Helsinki ●● Vaasa unit of Legal Studies ��205 Åbo Akademi University, Vaasa ●● Faculty of Education �� 1.037 ●● Department of Political Science and Department of Social Sciences ��76 ●● Department of Chemical Engineering/ Energy Technology �� 28 Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration (Hanken) ●● Master and Bachelor of Science in Economics ��546 »» Ph.D. (Economics and Business Administration) ��23 »» Hanken - Executive Education ��180 »» Hanken Open University ��120

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Other schools

Students 2016-2017 Evangeliska folkhögskolan i Svenskfinland ��61 Fria Kristliga Folkshögskolan �� 92 Kuula-opisto (School of music and dance) �� 1.360 Basic education in arts................................................................1.250 Vaasa Summer University ��2.558 Finnish Adult Education Centre/Vaasa-opisto ��5.370 Vasa Arbis - Swedish Adult Education Centre ��2.500

Other parties of expertise

Western Finland Design Centre MUOVA (administrated from the University of Industrial Arts in Helsinki), Technology centre Oy Merinova Ab, Technology research centre Technobothnia, Levón Institute (A joint research, education and development centre for the University of Vaasa), Vaasa Energy Institute VEI (research institute of the University of Vaasa, the universities of Applied Sciencies Vaasan Ammattikorkeakoulu and Novia), Tritonia (common library of the universities in Vaasa). VAASA IN BRIEF 2017

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CULTURE Theatre and opera 2016 Performances Audience ●● ●● ●●

Vaasan kaupunginteatteri................... 238 ��58.000 Wasa Teater...................................................274 ��45.000 Puppet theatre Pikku Aasi...................... 65 ��approx. 4.700

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Vaasa City Orchestra 2016 Performances Audience Concerts............................................................39 �� 20.624 Ordered concerts.......................................... 12 ��6.713 ●● Opera performances*....................................9 ��3.237 * figures include the opera La bohéme ●● ●●

Vaasa City Library Regional Library ...........................................2015 ��2016 ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●●

Loans, total.......................................................1.252.836 ��1.189.339 Loans per inhabitant..............................................18,71 ��17,59 Number of visits...............................................635.149 �� 606.088 Online visits.........................................................342.025 ��342.182 Website visitors.............................................1.874.743 ��1.746.022 Library material, total 31.12.2016............596.338 ��594.146 Books 31.12.2016...............................................519.846 �� 517.675 Acquisition 2016..................................................20.037 ��17.898 Opening hours........................................................16.816 ��17.523

Museums

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and Terranova.................................................................15.833 �� 15.255 Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art.............................10.531 ��8.656 Vaasa City Art Gallery...............................................13.748 ��8.001 Tikanoja Art Museum...................................................8.371 ��7.575 The Museum of Old Vasa............................................ 1.051 ��1.185 Tinsmith Museum.......................................approx. 250 approx. 280

Other museums

Brage Open Air Museum, Dairy Museum, Edvin’s Art Park and Dugout Museum (Korsumuseo), Finland´s Library Museum, Savilahti School Museum, Vaasa Car and Motor Museum, Vaasa Maritime Museum, Vaasa Museum of Labour, Vaasa Museum of War Veterans, Vähäkyrö Homestead Museum.

The Cultural Center 2016

The XXIV Choir Festival (4-8.5.2016): ●● 80 choirs, ca. 2.000 performers ●● 74 concerts ●● audience approx. 15.000 The Night of Arts (11.8.2016): ●● approx. 1.000 performers ●● visitors approx. 100.000 Vaasa Wildlife Festival (28.9-2.10.2016) ●● 922 films submitted / 218 films selected ●● films submitted from 83 countries / films selected from 58 countries ●● audience 4.260 The Cultural Center is assigned to provide cultural activities in the city. The Cultural Center is supporting different cultural players and provides a network locally, regionally and internationally. The activities includes maintaining and developing Kasarmi 13, to administer the Culture House Fanny, producing different cultural events.

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RECREATION

Sports and outdoor facilities

2015 2016 ●● Botnia Hall................................ 211.975 users 202.085 users users ●● Vaasa Arena............................179.764 users ��293.577*users ●● Public swimming bath.................269.613 visitors ��267.197 visitors ●● Öjberget-winter sport centre ........................4.189 downhill skiers ��6.143 downhill skiers Outdoor sport facilities:................................. 2015...................2016 ●● Grass fields..................................................................36 �� 36 ●● Artificial grass fields..................................................5 ��6 ●● Sand fields.....................................................................18 �� 18 ●● Track and field sports grounds............................3 �� 3 ●● Ice fields/rinks............................................................ 47 ��47 ●● Beaches........................................................................... 13 ��11 ●● Fitness and ski tracks.............................................. 21 ��21 ●● Nature sports areas...................................................6 ��6 ●● Local sports areas.......................................................4 �� 5 Indoor sport facilities: ●● School sports halls................................................... 32 �� 30 ●● The city’s gyms..............................................................2 �� 2 ●● Sports halls.....................................................................6 ��6 ●● Artistic gymnastics hall.............................................1 �� 1 Private providers: ●● Tennis/squash centre ................................................1 �� 1 ●● Outdoor tennis courts ..............................................5 ��6 ●● Minigolf courses...........................................................4 ��4 ●● Riding centres................................................................5 �� 5 ●● Gyms.................................................................................14 ��15 ●● Sports clubs...............................................................195 �� 195 VAASA IN BRIEF 2017

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Youth services of the City of Vaasa

The youth services of the city of Vaasa offer youngsters in Vaasa versatile low step services in everyday life as well as leisure times. ●● Searching youth work Origo ●● Cultural youth work (clubs, camps, events) ●● Multicultural youth work ●● 6 Youth club houses ●● Youth Parliament ●● Youth information and guidance services Reimari ●● Guidance centre ●● Family centre ●● Rock school ●● Skateboard hall ●● Walkers youth café ●● Youth Workshop Varikko 38

Key numbers 2016: ●● Visits at the youth club houses (incl. visits in the youth café and skateboard hall) ��37.842 ●● Visitors in youth events ��3.800 ●● Information and guidance (Reimari) ��4.106 ●● Youngsters reached individually or through group activities (theme clubs and camps, Rock school, multicultural youth work) ��947 ●● Youth supported according to the plan (aimed and searching youth work) ��281 ●● General meetings of the Youth Parliament �� 10 ●● Amount of participants in the family centre activities (activities and events in the residential areas and visitors in Helmi)...........................................................................................................3727

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Tourism ....................................................................2015 ��2016 ●●

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Hotels: ....................................................................................8 ��8 rooms..................................................................................833 ��833 »» beds............................................................................1.898 ��1.898 »» accommodation............................................ 205.031 ��234.588 »» occupancy rate ................................................57,5 % ��56,6 % Vaskiluoto camping site....................................23.000 ��17.335 Tropiclandia swimming baths.......................86.600 ��79.016 Guest boat places...........................................................20 �� 20 Guest boat harbour...........................................................1 �� 1

Conference rooms 2016 Biggest auditorium: ��500 persons Biggest hall: ��7.500 persons In 2016 30 international congresses were held in Vaasa with 3.532 participants. ●● ●●

Twin cities of Vaasa

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Since Inhabitants Harstad (Norway) ..........................1949 �� 24.845 Helsingör (Denmark) ....................1949 �� 62.443 Kiel (Germany) ..................................1967 ��249.023 Malmö (Sweden, adoptive city).1940 ��322.574 Morogoro (Tanzania, friendship city)..........1988 �� 315.866 Pärnu (Estonia) ................................ 1956 �� 40.890 Schwerin (Tyskland) ..................... 1965 �� 98.285 Sumperk (The Czech Republic)..............................................1984 ��26.478 Umeå (Sweden)................................1949 ��122.892

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Weather .................................................2015 ��2016 ●● ●●

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Mean annual temperature.................6,4 oC ��5,2 oC Warmest month: mean temperature ..........16,5 oC (August) ��17,2 oC (July) Coldest month: mean temperature .......... -3,1 oC (January) ��-9,7 oC (January) Annual precipitation.......................688 mm ��678,6 mm

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Pohjalainen circulation in total..................................................18.839 »» circulation distribution, printed �� 1.418 »» circulation distribution, printed and digital �� 16.836 »» circulation distribution, only digital....................................... 585 Vasabladet circulation in total................................................. 16.575 »» circulation distribution, printed ��198 »» circulation distribution, printed and digital ��14.916 »» circulation distribution, only digital..................................... 1.461

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Public buildings ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●●

Administrative Building ��(Setterberg, 1860) City Church �� (Setterberg, 1862) City Hall ��(Isaeus, 1883) Court of Appeal �� (Setterberg, 1862) Gerby Parish Centre................................. (Aitoaho, Viljanen, 1992) Government Agency Building ��(Nurminen, 1984) House of Justice ��(Laiho, Pulkkinen, Raunio, 1996 Huutoniemi Church ��(Ruusuvuori, 1962) Korsholm Church �� (Adelcrantz, 1786) Main Library �� (Schoultz, Flickenberg, Serenius, 1936) Multi-activity house Variska �� (Halme, 1990) National Road Administration Building ��(Nurminen, 1989) Orthodox Church ��(Setterberg, 1864) Palosaari Church ��(A.W. Stenfors, 1910) Police House ��(Pertti Neva, 2003) Provincial Taxation Department ��(Nurminen, 1990) VAASA IN BRIEF 2017

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Technical Department ��(Halme, 1979) The new part of the main library �� (Lahdelma, Mahlamäki, 2001) The Student Union House of Vaasa, Domus Bothnica �� (Aitoaho, Viljanen, 2008) Tritonia, Vaasa Academic Library and Learning Centre ��(K. ja S. Paavilainen, 2001) University of Vaasa ��(K. ja S. Paavilainen, 1994) Vetokannas Church �� (G. Bergman, 1961)

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Jaeger Monument ��(Leppäinen, 1958) Aviation Monument �� (Kallio, 1969) Statue of Freedom �� (Liipola, 1938)

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TRAFFIC Air traffic................................................................. 2015 ��2016 ●●

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Number of passengers, total...........................282.437 ��288.520 »» Passengers on international flights.........119.573 ��114.979 Commercial aviation landings..............................2.862 �� 2.942 »» of which from abroad.............................................1.191 ��1.218

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Passengers arriving and leaving Vasa ...................................................427.947 ��407.373 Incoming and outgoing goods...........10.096 tn �� 4.380 tn

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Passengers......................................................168.557 ��184.144 Vehicles............................................................. 36.994 ��40.824 Buses..........................................................................453 ��536

Bus traffic.......................................................2015 ��2016

Local traffic: ●● sold seasonal cards.......................................14.689 ��16.182 ●● sold series tickets.............................................8.267 �� 5.616 ●● Waltti cards........................................................................................... 5.500 46

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loaded values..........................................................................................2.572 total amount of passengers .............1.062.468 ��1.197.093

The new Waltti cards were taken in use from the beginning of September 2016. The value loaded to the cards substituted the old series tickets. The series tickets were removed from sales when the Waltti cards were taken into use. The seasonal cards include the monthly cards loaded to the old bus cards (before Sept 5th) and the seasons loaded to the new Waltti cards (from Sept 5th). Matkahuolto: ●● tickets sold.................................................5.800 pcs. �� 4.950 pcs. ●● monthly tickets.........................................2.200 pcs. ��2.200 pcs. ●● traffic of goods........... 320.000 consignments ��340.000 consignments

Registered motor vehicles

2016 31.3.2017 ●● Private cars.......................................................33.470 ��33.824 ●● Other cars............................................................. 3.570 ��3.469 ●● Other motor vehicles.......................................8.631 �� 7.291

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Vaasa in brief 2017