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Vaasa was well-known already in the 14th century, but the town , which is named after the Swedish royal family, was in fact not founded until 1606. The district used to be a busy commerce and shipping town. During the civil war in Finland Vaasa served as the capital of Finland in early 1918. Nowadays Vaasa has 57 000 inhabitants, 72% Finnish-speaking and 27% Swedish-speaking. There is a university and two institutes (Österbottens högskola
and Svenska Handelshögskolan i Vasa).
Susanne - Kaj - Sonja
The Botnia Study was begun in Vaasa in 1995. The research is being carried out by diabetes nurse Sonja Paulaharju, the chief physician of the public health center Kaj Lahti and laboratory nurse Susanne Salmela.
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Address:
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Vaasan terveyskeskus
Smedsbyvägen 14
65100 Vasa
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Phone:
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+358-6-3251 727/ 732
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Fax:
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+358-6-3251 708
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Email:
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Sonja.Paulaharju@vaasa.fi
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More information about Vaasa:
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http://www.vaasa.fi
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