Demography

The population of the Vaasa region is diverse

Vaasa region is one of Finlands most multilingual and international regions. The development of the share of the international population has been rising fast in the Vaasa region during the 21st century. We speak almost a hundred different languages and include 120 different nationalities (City of Vaasa’s own statistics).

In addition to statistics, internationality is also reflected in workplaces, schools, kindergartens, hobbies and, of course, in the street scene.