Vaasa in brief 2015 by Vaasan kaupunki / Graafiset palvelut

VAASA IN BRIEF 2015

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Vaasa in brief 2015 General information ��4 Population ��7 Industrial structure ��9 Municipal enterprises ��12 Housing and construction ��17 Social and health care services ��19 Early childhood education ��25 Education ��25 Culture ��31 Recreation ��35 Traffic ��38

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THE CITY OF VAASA Public information centre Katja Antila P.O.B 3 (Kirjastonkatu 13) 65101 VAASA www.vaasa.fi Cover photo: vaasakuvat.fi/Esa Siltaloppi 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 66.965 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 port 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 31.12.2014 ��575 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 31.12.2014 ��4 692 ha

The City Council 2013-2016

67 members, Chairman Joakim Strand (SFP). 1st vice Chairman Arja Miettinen (SDP), 2nd vice Chairman Marko Heinonen (KOK) Party

Swedish People’s Party (SFP) National Coalition Party (KOK) Social Democratic Party (SDP) The Finns Left Alliance (VAS) Centre Party (KESK) Christian Democrats (KD) Green League (VIHR) Ryhmä Helin Others Total

Seats 15 15 14 8 4 4 3 3 1 67

Women 7 7 5 1 2 2 1 3 0 28

Men 8 8 9 7 2 2 2 0 1 39

Votes* 6 837 6 540 6 177 4 010 2 087 1 868 1 376 1 342

147 30 384

*The municipal election 2012

City Board 2015-2016

15 members, Chairman Seppo Rapo (KOK). Seats by party: RKP 4 (Barbro Kloo, Lars-Erik Wägar, Ragnvald Blomfeldt, Anne Salovaara-Kero), KOK 4 (Seppo Rapo, Raija Kujanpää, Kari Pastuhov, Anne-Marie Viinamäki), SDP 3 (Anita Niemi-Iilahti, Markku Ahonpää, Marjatta Kiviranta), PS 2 (Jukka Mäkynen, Mauri Ollila), VAS 1 (Harri Moisio), KESK. 1 (Merja Rintamäki). Acting Mayor: �� Tomas Häyry Director of Technical Services: ��Markku Järvelä Director of Education and Cultural Services: Christina Knookala Director of Social and Health Services: ��Jukka Kentala District director in Vähäkyrö: ��Liisa Räty

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Budget 2015

(including municipal enterprises) ��(1.000 euro) ●● Operating margin �� 378.487 ●● Tax revenues �� 277.400 ●● State subsidies. ��99.477 ●● Annual margin �� 9.470 ●● Investments (net) �� 45.824 ●● ●●

Investment income financing, % ��12,3 Loan capital, EUR/inhabitant �� 3.430

Municipal tax 2014

Municipal tax, 19,5 % �� 225.524 Share of the revenues from corporate taxes ��31.768 ●● Real estate taxes �� 16.778 Total �� 274.070 ●● ●●

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 Yhteens채

31.12.2012 % 31.12.2013 % 31.12.2014 % 65.674 46.362 14.856 4.456 33.037 32.637

70,6 22,6 6,8 50,3 49,7

66.321 46.475 15.053 4.793 33.322 32.999

70,1 22,7 7,2 50,2 49,8

66.965 46.690 15.172 5.103 33.399 33.566

69,7 22,7 7,6 49,9 50,1

31.12.2012 % 31.12.2013 % 31.12.2014 % 5.183 6.076 9.100 33.609 11.706 65.674

7,9 9,2 13,9 51,2 17,8 100

5.196 6.138 9.132 33.836 12.019

66.321

Population 31.12.2014

7,8 9,3 13,8 51,0 18,1

100

5.202 6.265 9.296 33.908 12.294

66.965

7,8 9,4 13,9 50,6 18,4

100

Population by age 31.12.2014

7,6%

18,4%

7,8%

9,4%

22,7% 13,9%

69,7% 50,6% 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

Births �� 755 Deaths ��610 ●● Natural population growth ��+145 ●● Immigration ��+432 ●● Internal migration ��+85 ●● Population correction ��-18 Change in population ��+644 ●● ●●

Level of education 2013 ●● ●●

Population aged 15 or over...............................55.640..... ��83,9 % Population with education completed.....40.517 ��72,8 % »» upper secondary education........................21.904 ��39,4 % »» higher education...............................................18.613 ��33,5 %

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INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE The labour force and jobs by branch Jobs by branch on 31.12.2012 Branch

2008 %

2009 %

2010 %

Social services

11 492 30,6

11 826 32,2

12 239 12 437 32,7 32,7

12 540 33,0

Manufacturing

9 455 25,2

8 743 23,8

8 695 23,3

8 856 23,3

8 862 23,3

Trade, transportation and accommodation

6 092 16,2

5 895 16,1

5 796 15,5

5 910 15,5

5 854 15,4

Professional, scientific, adm.activities

3 763 10,0

3 591 9,8

3 990 10,7

4 059 10,7

4 133 10,9

and 1 613 4,3

1 722 4,7

1 792 4,8

1 885 5,0

1 738 4,6

Construction

1 921 5,1

1 766 4,8

1 768 4,7

1 825 4,8

1 783 4,7

Information and communication

1 654 4,4

1 583 4,3

1 524 4,1

1 482 3,9

1 540 4,0

Financial and insurance activities

681 1,8

686 1,9

719 1,9

687 1,8

738 1,9

Electricity, steam and air con- 368 ditioning supply; water supply; sewerage, waste management 1,0

387 1,1

367 1,0

381 1,0

363 1,0

Real estate activities

294 0,8

258 0,7

257 0,7

276 0,7

292 0,8

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

245 0,7

228 0,6

248 0,7

229 0,6

211 0,6

Total

37.578 36.685 37.395 38.027 38.054 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0

Culture, entertainment other activities

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2011 %

2012 %

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Job increase or decrease ●● ●●

2011 ��+632 2012 ��+27

Employed labour force ●● ●●

1 /2014 �� 32.551 1/2015 ��33.018

Self-sufficiency of jobs ●● ●●

2011 ��128,1 % 2012 ��127,3 %

Average unemployment rate ●● ●●

2013 2014 Vaasa............................................................................8,9 % ��10,0% the whole country.................................................11,3 % �� 12,4 %

Largest employers in Vaasa ●●

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Staff 2014 City of Vaasa* �� 6.105 *firemen who are permanently employed as a secondary job and other employed persons are not included in the statistics. Wärtsilä Corporation �� 2.945 Vaasa Hospital District/Central Hospital ��2.407 ABB Oy ��1.896 Government Agencies ��1.742 Vacon Plc �� 790 Vaasa University �� 501 KPO Group ��451 The joint municipal association for Swedish education and culture in Ostrobothnia (SÖFUK) ��365 Kesko Corporation ��350 VEO ��325 Telephone company Anvia Group ��286 Citec Vaasa units ��285 Åbo Akademi, Vaasa ��278 Uponor Infra Oy ��243 Vaasa University of Applied Sciences ��241 TeliaSonera Finland Ltd ��212 Electricity company Vaasan Sähkö Oy ��179 Novia, Vaasa �� 157 Crimppi Oy �� 143 Wapice Oy ��142 Leinolat Group �� 141 ISS Palvelut, Vaasa �� 139 WasaGroup �� 136 (subsidiaries: WasaCon, WasaTrade, WasaPlan, WasaSteel) Laine-Tuotanto Oy �� 130

The Nordic leader in energy technology

A significant part of the energy industry in Finland and the Nordic countries is concentrated to the Vaasa region and the energy sector employs more than 11 000 persons. For further information: www.energyvaasa.vaasanseutu.fi. Out of the energy technology production 80 % is exported from our region, which is 30 % of Finland’s total exports in the technology industry. VAASA IN BRIEF 2015

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 21 subsidiaries, 6 municipal federations and 14 partly owned companies, which produce e.g. energy, housing, spare time, education, specialized medical treatment and waste management services.

Municipally owned companies

Vaasa Port..............................................2013 �� 2014 ●● Cargo traffic.......................................1.481.839 t �� 1.580.483 t ●● Imports..................................................1.239.472 t ��1.338.057 t ●● Exports..................................................242.367 t ��242.426 t ●● Vessels...................................................597 pcs. �� 620 pcs. ●● Passengers..........................................153.868 pcs. ��160.158 pcs. ●● Turnover................................................2,98 mill.€ ��3,096 mill.€ ●● Depth of channel............................... 9 m ��9 m 12

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Vaasa Water Company...............................2013 �� 2014 ●● Network of water pipes, length..........913 km ��961 km ●● Water consumption...................................5,48 mill.m3 �� 5,40 mill.m3 ●● Water consumption per inhabitant per day..............................224 litres ��218 litres ●● Water rate.......................................................1,26 €/m3. �� 1,36 €/m3 ●● Mains connection percentage.....................................................99,5 % ��99,5 % ●● Length of sewage network....................823 km �� 858 km ●● Treated waste water.................................6,77 mill.m3 �� 7,13 mill.m3 ●● Waste water rate........................................2,05 €/m3 ��2,05 €/m3 ●● Mains connection percentage.............92,1 % ��96,8 % ●● Turnover...........................................................14,86 mill.€ �� 15,09 mill.€

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Vaasa Real Estate Division.......................2013 �� 2014 ●● Turnover...........................................................33,0 mill.€ ��33,5 mill.€ ●● The total financing ....................................17,8 mill.€ ��9,4 mill.€ of investments, of which »» new building...............................................5,1 mill.€ ��3,0 mill.€ »» renovation...................................................12,7 mill.€ ��6,4 mill.€ .Room square area (rsqa) ●● Housing stock, .. ��391.400 of which »» owned by the city ��368.900 »» rented ��25.500 »» in the city´s own use �� 343.100 »» rented out �� 31.800 Ostrobothnia emergency services department ..................................2013 �� 2014 ●● Turnover...........................................................18,1 mill.€. �� 18,1 mill.€ ●● Rescue missions..........................................3.312 �� 2.619 ●● Emergency medical services...............19.765 ��19.111 ●● Emergency phone duties.......................1.316 �� 1.442 Since January 1st 2013 the Hospital District of Vaasa holds responsibility for the first aid services and the service is produced in cooperation with the Rescue Department of Ostrobothnia. 14

Vaasa regional occupational health services 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. Turnover ●● 2013 ��4,29 mill.€ ●● 2014 ��4,44 mill.€ Customer base in each unit: ●● Vaasa office ��12.477 ●● Laihia office ��1.139 ●● Mustasaari office ��2.451 ●● Vähäkyrö office ��680 Vaasa Electricity Company Vaasan Sähkö................................................2013 �� 2014 ●● Turnover of the Vaasan Sähkö Group..................................................149 mill.€ �� 142 mill.€ ●● Electricity sales »» Electricity sales.......................................1.806 GWh ��1.811 GWh »» Number of customers..........................105.181 pcs. ��99.859 pcs. ●● District heating »» Heat sales...................................................633 GWh ��644 GWh »» Number of customers..........................3.050 pcs. ��3.134 pcs. Vaasan Sähköverkko Oy ●● Number of electricity subscribers....35.433 pcs. �� 35.717 pcs. ●● Amount of transmitted electricity....990 GWh ��1.000 GWh ●● Electricity transmission customers....67.851 pcs. ��68.608 pcs. Ab Stormossen Oy ●● Turnover �� 12,0 mill.€ ●● Received amounts of waste ��138 tonnes ●● Utilization rate of municipal waste. ��96,3% ●● Investments ��2,035 million € VAASA IN BRIEF 2015

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HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION Dwelling stock 1.1.2015 ●● Detached houses........................................10.383 ��26,9 % ●● Terraced houses..........................................3.195 ��8,3 % ●● Blocks of flats...............................................24.030 ��62,4 % ●● Other buildings............................................... 911 �� 2,4 % Total..................................................................38.519..... �� 100,0 % 16

Student dwellings (VOAS) 2014 ��c. 3.000

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In possession Pikipruukki ��3.396 dwellings »» Turnover ��22,5 mill.€ Vaasan Asumisoikeus (right-of-occupancy flats) ��282 »» Turnover ��2,0 mill.€

Vähänkyrön Vuokratalot Kiinteistö Oy ●● ●●

Dwellings �� 173 Turnover ��n. 1 mill.€

Dwelling production 2014

Detached houses.......................................... 119 ��23,3 % Attached houses............................................60........... �� 11,8 % ●● Blocks of flats.................................................331 ��64,9 % Dwellings total............................................... 510 �� 100,0 % ●● ●●

Municipal engineering 2014 ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●●

Construction of old roads �� 20.235 m2 Construction of new roads �� 47.078 m2 Construction of new cycle ways and pavements ��11.827 m2 Asphalting �� 136.669 m2 Asphalt used �� 24.782 t Water-pipes ��7.190 m Sewers �� 6.460 m Rainwater sewers ��7.110 m Traffic and protection green areas ��22.390 m2

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Maintained traffic routes ●● ●● ●● ●●

Roads ��357,5 km Cycle ways ��181,5 km Separate foot and cycle paths ��64,4 km Private roads �� 120,6 km

Maintained green areas ●● ●● ●●

Maintained park areas �� 230 ha. Playing fields ��78 pcs. Forests �� 3.700 ha.

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 3,2 million.

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SOCIAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Social work and family support services

The central tasks and indicators for the functions in 2014 Psychosocial services The main task for the service area is to offer any individuals or families of any ages and that live in Vaasa or cooperation area with Laihia service within outpatient, institutional and housing services to prevent and treat situations with problems related to life crises, drug abuse and the mental health. ●● ●● ●●

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Youth station Klaara (amount of visits) �� 4261 Family counselling centre (amount of visits) �� 3918 Drug abuse station »» treatment days ��1397 »» replacement therapy (visits) �� 2954 Haavi the drug abuse stop for youngsters (visits) ��588

Social work The task for the service area of social work is to prevent, decrease and correct problems related to social welfare, performance and life management among individuals, families and groups through help methods from social support, guidance and rehabilitation. ●●

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Households/income support ��3917 »» number of these households being on income support......... ��3224 Rehabilitating work activities (activity days) �� 8183

Child welfare According to the law of Child Welfare Act the municipality must organize those services within social care to clients within the child welfare that the social worker in charge of child matters has judged to be needed for the health or development of the child or youngster. VAASA IN BRIEF 2015

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The following services are to be arranged by the service area for child welfare: outpatient services within child welfare, surrogate care and care afterwards, home service for families with children, child maintenance and visiting rights as well as paternity matters and also the tasks for the mediation offices in Ostrobothnia. ●● ●● ●●

Started matters within child welfare ��1071 Judging of the need to child welfare �� 341 Clients within child welfare (cw-children)......... �� 706

Services for the disabled Within the services for the disabled in the city of Vaasa the handicapped persons are being supported to be able to live an equal life through versatile and individual support services, guidance or care accordingly to the legislated laws in force. As own activities the city does among other arrange housing services, day and work activities as well as morning and afternoon care according to the law about special care. The amount of clients ●● Transport services »» according to the law of services for handicapped �� 1681 clients »» Personal assistance ��196 clients ●● Variations of the apartment and assistive equipment ��241 clients ●● ●●

Housing services (own activity) ��7 units/ 87 clients Day and work activities (own activity) ��2 units/ 156 clients

Immigrant services The task for the service area is to promote the integration of the immigrants in Vasa and arrange reception services for those who seek international protection (asylum) from Finland. ●● ●●

The office for alien affairs (new clients) ��147 Reception centre (clients) ��180

Duty services in Ostrobothnia ●● contacts �� 2260 VAASA IN BRIEF 2015

Home and institutional care Senior centre The aim of the senior centre is to support old people in Vaasa, whose physical, psychical or social functions are deteriorated or in danger of becoming deteriorated. The clients are helped through evaluation and guidance as well as by arranging care, service and rehabilitation at the right time so that they will manage at home in their daily routines. Services within the senior centre include day activities and bathing within the home care, the memory clinic, social work, the SAS-offices, recreational activities, gym activities, voluntary work as well as service guidance. Home care The home care contains services within personal and nursing care, which support the inhabitants of Vaasa in their living at home. The aim of the home care is to support and guide the client to be able to cope as independently as possible with the daily routines.

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Supported accommodation Supported accommodation stands for a form of living, which apart from the living itself also includes services in the situations where living at home with the help of home care is no longer possible. Within the supported accommodation the nursing personnel is present around the clock. There are 482 different supported accommodations in Vaasa. Institutional care The city hospital has 215 hospital beds. One of the wards has been centralized for short period care (86 beds) in support of the home care, and two of the wards have been reserved for acute nursing and rehabilitative short time care. In addition to these, two of the wards have centralized psychogeriatric care and two of the wards also contain some places for palliative care. The functions of the home care are the home training unit on the premises of unit G as well as home rehabilitation on the premises of unit 5. VAASA IN BRIEF 2015

Health care services Outpatient health care The outpatient health care takes place at six health centres: Kirkkopuistikko, Hietalahti, Tammikaivo, Gerby, Ristinummi and Vähäkyrö health centres. At these health centres you can find maternity and child clinics. The school health care takes place within the institutions for basic education. On weekdays during office hours the doctors and nurses are on call at the health stations. During evenings, nights and weekends the on-call duty is centralised to the common emergency duty at Vaasan keskussairaala. Dental care The dental care consists of eight regional offices and one office of education. All inhabitants of the municipality have got the right to care. Student health care The student health care in the city of Vaasa takes care of about 11 000 students, who are studying in vocational institutes, upper secondary schools or polytechnic schools. The health care services for university students are provided by the student’s health care foundation (YTHS).

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Children in day-care........day-care centres ��family day-care ●● full-day care...................2.299 ��491 ●● part-time care.................194 ��17 the number of children aged 0-6 years in pre-school education is 682. Purchased day-care centre services ��children in day-care ●● full-day care �� 375 ●● part-time care ��21 the number of children aged 0-6 years in pre-school education is 40. ●● ●●

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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 care �� 82 In open day care centre activities �� 195 children Home care allowance is paid on average to � 954 families/month Private care allowance on average to �� 9 families/month Selective allowance on average to �� 225 families/month Steiner day care centre, pre-school education ��7 children

EDUCATION Basic education.......................................................Schools ��Pupils 2014-2015 ●● Primary schools, grades 1–6, Finnish..............15 �� 3.160 ●● Primary schools, grades 1–6, Swedish............ 4 ��795 ●● Lower secondary school, grades 7-9............... 4 ��1.377 »» JOPO (flexible basic education) �� 18 ●● Lower secondary school, grades 7-9, Swedish..............................................................................1 ��329 »» JOPO (flexible basic education) �� 10 ●● Special schools, Finnish...........................................3 ��202 ●● Special school, Swedish............................................1 �� 38 ●● Preparatory teaching, Finnish............................. 6 �� 65 ●● Preparatory teaching, Swedish............................1 ��17 VAASA IN BRIEF 2015

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Rudolf Steiner school, grades 1-9........................1 �� 118 Vasa övningsskola, »» grades 1-9 and pre-school education............1 �� 477 Vaasan kristillinen koulu, (Christian school). 1 ��60

Upper secondary education Pupils/Students 2014-2015 Vaasan lyseon lukio ��751 Vaasan lyseon lukion aikuislinja/adult evening classes �� 52 Vasa gymnasium ��146 Vasa svenska aftonläroverk /adult evening classes �� 75 Vasa övningsskola gymnasium and the IB-section ��350 Steiner school ��27 Vaasa Vocational Institute ��1.900 ●● Technology ��622 ●● Services »» Tourism, Catering and Home Economics ��254 »» Social-, Health- and Physical education ��529 ●● Social Science, Business and Administration ��205 ●● Culture ��102 ●● Natural Sciences �� 81 ●● Security ��78 ●● Preparatory courses for immigrants �� 20 ●● Vocational training, guidance and preparatory education ��9 YA! Yrkesakademin i Österbotten........ ��1.445 ●● Technology, Communication ��509 ●● Tourism, Catering and Domestic Services ��57 ●● Social Services, Health and Sport �� 517 ●● Natural Resources and the Environment ��149 ●● Culture ��80 ●● Natural Sciences ��44 ●● Social Sciences, Business and Administration ��27 ●● Preparatory education for immigrants �� 62 YA! also offer a wide range of courses (at the Vocational Adult Education Center) Apprenticeship Office of the Vaasa Coastal Region ��783 ●● Finnish-speaking ��465 ●● Swedish-speaking �� 271 ●● Others ��47

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Vaasa Adult Educational Centre �� 3.116 ●● Machining, welding, constructing and building ��1.245 ●● Business economy and entrepreneurship, management and development ��296 ●● Language and multiculture ��420 ●● Tourism, catering and cleanliness ��394 ●● Social and health sector ��761 Education in Finnish and Swedish. 28

Higher education

Students 2014-2015 Vaasan ammattikorkeakoulu, University of Applied Sciences �� 3.293 ●● Technology ��1.354 ●● Business Economics and Tourism �� 1.188 ●● Health Care and Social Services �� 751 Novia, University of Applied Sciences ��2.121 ●● Technology ��1.118 ●● Health ��737 ●● Culture (Vaasa, Pietarsaari) ��266 University of Vaasa ●● Degree students ��5.387 »» Faculty of Philosophy �� 1.828 »» Faculty of Business Studies ��2.374 »» Faculty of Technology ��1.185 ●● Open University ��2.848 ●● Levón-institute (supplementary training) �� 752 ●● Other non-degree students ��448 University of Helsinki, Vaasa unit of Legal Studies ��90 Åbo Akademi University, Vaasa ●● Faculty of Education �� 1.063 ●● Department of Political Science and Department ��485 of Social Sciences ●● Department of Chemical Engineering/ Energy Technology ��31 ●● Centre for Continuing Education CLL ��2.760 ●● Open university (all of ÅA) �� 3.062 Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration (Hanken) ●● Master and Bachelor of Science in Economics ��490 ●● Ph.D. (Economics and Business Administration) �� 24 ●● Hanken - Executive Education �� 174 ●● Hanken Open University ��153 VAASA IN BRIEF 2015

Other schools

Students 2014-2015 Evangeliska folkhögskolan i Svenskfinland �� 46 Fria Kristliga Folkshögskolan ��110 Kuula-opisto (School of music and dance) ��1.446. Basic education in arts �� 2.007 Vaasa Summer University �� 3.162 Finnish Adult Education Centre/Vaasa-opisto ��6.689 Vasa Arbis - Swedish Adult Education Centre ��5.348

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).

CULTURE Theatre and opera 2014 Performances Audience Vaasan kaupunginteatteri*...........281 ��59.716 Wasa Teater..........................................310 ��36.000 ●● Puppet theatre Pikku Aasi............ 123 �� approx. 8.200 ●● Student Theatre Ramppi.................. 71 �� 2.750 * figures include the opera Lepakko ●●

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Vaasa City Orchestra

Performances Audience Concerts...................................................63 ��9.575 ●● Ordered concerts.................................14 �� 3.200 ●● Opera performances*........................26 ��9.317 * figures include the opera Lepakko ●●

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Vaasa City Library-Regional Library 2014 ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●●

Loans, total ��1.219.325 Loans per inhabitant �� 18,39 Number of visits �� 595.457 Online visits �� 351.774 Website visitors ��1.833.143 Library material, total 31.12.2014 ��593.395 Books 31.12.2014 ��520.545 Acquisition 2014 ��20.975 Opening hours �� 15.522

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Visitors Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art ��9.390 The Museum of Ostrobothnia and Terranova ��15.721 Vaasa City Art Gallery �� 6.798 The Museum of Old Vasa ��624 Tikanoja Art Museum ��11.019 Tinsmith Museum �� n.300

Other museums

Brage Open Air Museum, Dairy Museum, Edvin’s Art Park and Dugout Museum (Korsumuseo), Finland´s Library Museum, Nelin-Cronström Home of Art, Savilahti School Museum, Vaasa Car and Motor Museum, Vaasa Maritime Museum, Vaasa Museum of Labour, Vaasa Museum of War Veterans, Vähäkyrö Homestead Museum. VAASA IN BRIEF 2015

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The Cultural Center 2014

The XXII Choir Festival (14-18.5.2014): ●● 74 choirs, ca. 1 500 performers ●● ca. 100 concerts ●● audience ca. 25 000 The Night of Arts (7.8.2014): ●● visitors ca. 113.000 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 and offers a seat for the cultural magazine KultTour. 34

RECREATION Sports and outdoor facilities

Botnia Hall ��221.254 users Vaasa Arena* ��179.958 users ●● Public swimming bath �� 270.764 visitors ●● Öjberget – winter sport centre ��3.400 downhill skiers * A third exercise hall has been in use from September 1st 2014 onwards. ●● ●●

Outdoor sport facilities: ●● Grass fields �� 36 ●● Artificial grass fields �� 5 ●● Sand fields �� 118 ●● Track and field sports grounds �� 3 ●● Ice fields/rinks ��47 ●● Beaches ��13 ●● Fitness and ski tracks ��21 ●● Nature sports areas ��6 ●● Local sports areas ��4 Indoor sport facilities: ●● School sports halls ��32 ●● The city’s gyms �� 2 ●● Sports halls ��6 ●● Artistic gymnastics hall �� 1 Private providers: ●● Tennis/squash centre �� 1 ●● Outdoor tennis courts �� 5 ●● Minigolf courses ��4 ●● Riding centres �� 5 ●● Gyms �� 14 ●● Sports clubs �� 195

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Youth department activities

The youth department in the city of Vaasa offers club and camp activities as well as some youth events for the youngsters in Vaasa. There are 8 youth houses in total which include in the city centre (Kultsa), Isolahti (Sumppu), Gerby (Villa Gerby), Suvilahti (Suviboxi), Huutoniemi (Sun House), Ristinummi (Ristikka), Asevelikylä (Jukoboxi) and Vähäkyrö (Kyrölä). From the youth house Kultsa (Raastuvankatu 30, 2nd floor) one can find the information and advice service Reimari, the searching youth work Origo, and the youth café Walkers. The youth department also offers the youth musical and band training in the Rock School at Rockwerstas and a possibility to skate in the Skate Hall in Huutoniemi. Cooperation is done with 4H in Vaasa. Vaasa has a youth council whose task is to promote the possibilities of participating, influencing and activating among the youth in Vaasa. The youth council of the city of Vaasa consists of 25 ordinary representatives and their personal substitute representatives. Further information: www.reimari.info VAASA IN BRIEF 2015

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Tourism ●●

Hotels: �� 8 »» rooms �� ca. 850 »» beds ��ca. 1.881 »» accomodation ��263.326 stays »» occupancy rate �� 54,9 %

Vaskiluoto camping site ��22.500 visitors Wasalandia amusement park �� 26.000 visitors ●● Tropiclandia swimming baths �� 107.500 visitors* *closed 1,5 mth due to roof repair ●● ●●

Guest boat places ��20 Guest boat harbour ��1 Vaasa offers many different small boats routes. Regular archipelago cruises in the summer. ●● ●●

Conference rooms

Biggest auditorium �� 500 persons Biggest hall ��7.500 persons In 2014 25 international congresses were held in Vaasa and meeting days were 69.022. ●● ●●

Twin cities of Vaasa ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●● ●●

Since Inhabitants Harstad (Norway).................................................1949 ��24.676 Helsingör (Denmark) ..........................................1949 ��61.519 Kiel (Germany).......................................................1967 ��241.837 Malmö (Sweden, adoptive city)....................1940 �� 314.313 Morogoro (Tanzania, friendship city)........1988 ��ca. 340.000 Pärnu (Estonia).......................................................1956 �� 41.170 Schwerin (Germany)............................................1965 ��91.583 Sumperk (The Czech Republic).....................1984 �� 26.806 Umeå (Sweden)......................................................1949 ��119.613

Weather 2014 ●● ●● ●● ●●

Mean annual temperature ��6,1 oC Warmest month: July, mean temperature ��20,0 oC Coldest month: December, mean temperature ��-8,0 oC Annual precipitation �� 688,4 mm

Largest newspapers published in Vaasa

Distribution Readership Distribution of the total circulation Pohjalainen..................21.161...........60.000 �� 95/3/2 Vasabladet...................18.688 ......47.000...... �� 73/22/5 *printed/combination subscription/digital VAASA IN BRIEF 2015

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

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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) 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. and S. Paavilainen, 2001) University of Vaasa ��(K. and S. Paavilainen, 1994) Vetokannas Church �� (G. Bergman, 1961)

Statues ●● ●● ●●

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

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TRAFFIC 2014 Air traffic ●●

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Number of passengers, total ��325.886 »» Passengers on international flights �� 141.570 Commercial aviation landings ��3.282 »» of which from abroad �� 1.426

Railway traffic ●● ●●

Passengers arriving and leaving Vasa �� 420.712 Incoming and outgoing goods ��25.947

Ferry traffic ●● ●● ●●

Passengers ��161.710 Vehicles ��32.418 Buses ��635

The shipping company Wasaline that is owned by NLC Ferry started its activity in 2013 and operates the route to Umeå every day all year round. Wasaline is handling cargo, cruises, and conference/meeting traffic. Aboard the ship one can find a restaurant, a café, a pub, as well as a shop. Cabins are available to be booked with the journey lasting four and a half hours.

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Bus transportation

Local public transportation: ●● season tickets sold ��14.835 pcs. ●● multiple trip tickets sold �� 7.502 pcs. ●● total number of passengers ��1.037.657 pcs. Matkahuolto: ●● tickets sold ��approx. 6.300 journeys ●● monthly tickets ��approx. 2.400 journeys ●● traffic of goods �� approx. 344.000 consignments

Registered motor vehicles ●● ●● ●●

Private cars ��39.012 Other cars ��4.428 Other motor vehicles ��11.478

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