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 RoyalHouse of Vasa. Today, Vaasa has a population of 66,405 (31 January 2014) (approximately 90,000 in the Vaasa sub-region), and is the regional capital ofOstrobothnia (Swedish: Österbotten, Finnish: Pohjanmaa). View from Vaasa.
Nature in Finland.
Ian van Goyen(1596-1665) - A Stormy seascapes - 1655
Jakobstad (Finnish: Pietarsaari) is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. The town was founded in 1652 by Ebba Brahe, the widow of the military commander Jacob De la Gardie, and was granted city privileges by Queen Christina of Sweden. The Swedish name literally means Jacob's City or Jacob's Town. The town was founded at the old harbour of the parish Pedersöre and this name lives on in the Finnish name of the municipality, Pietarsaari, literally Peter's Island. Pedersöre remains an independent municipality neighbouring Jakobstad. View from Pietersaari - Jakobstad.