Eve Walk in Vaasa, July 2021, Finland. After 9 pm.
Vaasa (Swedish: Vasa)) is a city on the west coast of Finland. It received its charter in 1606, during the reign of Charles IX of Sweden and is named after the Royal House of Vasa. Vaasa has a population of 67,447 (31 March 2021) (approximately 120,000 in the Vaasa sub-region), and is the regional capital of Ostrobothnia (Swedish: Österbotten; Finnish: Pohjanmaa). Vaasa is also well-known as a major university and college cities in Finland.
00:00 Walk begins next to Kauppatori market square
1:20 "Suomen vapaudenpatsas" from 1938, liberty statue about Finnish Civil War of 1918
3:00 Hovioikeudenpuistikko street/esplanade
4:40 "Varjoja metsässä" (=Shadows in the Forest) statue by Erkki Kannosto, 2004
6:44 Memorial of composer Toivo Kuula
9:18 Vaasan kirkko - Vaasa Church, completed in 1869
10:05 Statue of author, poet, journalist and historian Z. Topelius,
13:30 Vaasan hovioikeus, Court of Appeal
14:52 To the harbour/seaside/promenade
20:12 First steam mill in Finland "Vaasan höyrymylly", now part of university Åbo Akademi Vaasa, oldest parts from 1861
21:45 Promenade walk continues
33:37 Vaasan Vankila - Vaasa Prison, completed in 1863
35:40 History of the prison
38:15 In the parks "Kalarannnan puisto" and "Koivupuisto"
40:25 Playground musicians
42:10 Rauhankatu street
Vaasan vesitorni - Vaasa Watertower, oldest watertower in Finland, completed in 1915
45:56 Raastuvankatu street
52:55 Hietasaarenkatu street
53:38 Hartmaninkuja street + nice mural
55:18 Back in Hovioikeudenpuistikko street/esplanade
57:00 "Matkakuume" (=Travel Fever) statue by Erkki Kannosto , 2005
The approximate route:
www.google.com/maps/dir/63.09...
Shot with GoPro in 4K.
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