Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Tikanojan Taidekoti
GALLERY
child €5/free; 10am-4pm Tue-Sun)
Works by Degas, Gauguin, Matisse and Picasso are among this gallery's strong interna-
tional collection.
Stundars Handicraft Village
MUSEUM
( 06-344-2200;
www.stundars.fi
;
adult/child €7/free; 11am-5pm Jul-mid-Aug)
In the attractive village of Solf (Finnish: Sulva), about 15km south of Vaasa, is this fine
open-air museum and crafts centre. Its 60 traditional wooden buildings were moved here
from surrounding villages and include crofts, cottages and cowsheds, a pottery, windmills
and a schoolhouse. There's a humming calendar of events in summer, from markets to
craft demonstrations. The entrance fee includes a guided tour. Buses are a pain: you really
need your own transport.
M/S Tiira
CRUISE
patures daily late Jun-mid-Aug)
M/S
Tiira
cruises the Vaasa archipelago to Kuusisaari, departing from Kalaranta passenger
quay. Cruises lasts about 3½ hours, with a lunch stop (food not included) at
Janne's Sa-
loon
(light lunch €10-12, mains €23.50-29)
, a restaurant owned by the same outfit.
Festivals & Events
Hietsku Rock
MUSIC
(
www.hietskurock.fi
;
1-/2-day pass €30/52.50)
The tiny island of Hietasarri, between Vaasa and Vaskiluoto, reverberates during this two-
day festival held in mid-July with mostly Finnish and Swedish bands.
Sleeping
Decent central chain hotels include Radisson Blu and Sokos.
