Korsholm is a municipality in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Korsholm is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Korsholm is approximately 20,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 110,000. It is the 55th most populous municipality in Finland.
The Replot Bridge on a grey autumn day
Falu red boathouses in Grönvik, a typical scenery in coastal Korsholm. Rugged glacial stones washed by the sea armor the gently sloping shore forested with silver birch.
Vaasa, in the years 1855–1917 as Nikolainkaupunki, is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Ostrobothnia. It is located on the west coast of the country, on the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Vaasa is approximately 69,000, while the sub-region has a population of approximately 110,000. It is the 14th most populous municipality in Finland, and the tenth most populous urban area in the country.
Clockwise from top-left: Vaasa Market Hall, the ruins of Saint Mary Church, the Court of Appeal, the Holy Trinity Church, Vaasa railway station, the Port of Vaasa in Vaskiluoto, and Kurtenia House; and in the middle (from top to bottom) Vaasa City Hall, and the Kauppapuistikko esplanade
Old Vaasa in the 1840s by Johan Knutsson
The Court of Appeal, nowadays the Church of Korsholm, survived the fire of 1852
Illustration in Finland framstäldt i teckningar edited by Zacharias Topelius and published 1845–1852.
