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I kaupunginosa, Vaasa — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Vaasan kirkko stands here. I kaupunginosa, also written Keskusta 1, is the first of the numbered central districts of Vaasa.
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Where to stay in I kaupunginosa
The practical side of choosing where to sleep.
This is where Vaasa keeps its rooms. Staying in I kaupunginosa puts Vaasan kirkko, Tikanojan taidekoti and Suomen Vapaudenpatsas within a walk, and leaves II kaupunginosa and III kaupunginosa a few streets further on. If you want quiet at night, take a room toward VII kaupunginosa instead, trading the shortest walk to Vaasan taidehalli for calmer streets.
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Around Vaasan kirkko
the blocks of I kaupunginosa where the church, the monument and Tikanojan taidekoti stand togetherFind hotels in Around Vaasan kirkkogallery-goers wanting Vaasan taidehalli and Tikanojan taidekoti on one walkThe Vaasan taidehalli streets
the calmer side of I kaupunginosa toward VII kaupunginosa, past the old Waasan Osake Pankin premisesFind hotels in The Vaasan taidehalli streetsHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
About I kaupunginosa
What are the main landmarks in I kaupunginosa?
Four listed sights cluster here. Vaasan kirkko anchors the district, Suomen Vapaudenpatsas gives it a monument, and the two art houses, Tikanojan taidekoti and Vaasan taidehalli, hold the collections between them. Waasan Osake Pankin pankki- ja asuinrakennus adds a bank and residential building to the same few blocks.
II kaupunginosa and III kaupunginosa continue the run of central streets.
What is the history of I kaupunginosa?
The numbering itself is the history. Vaasa divided its centre into numbered kaupunginosat, and I kaupunginosa took the first of them, with Vaasan kirkko and the Waasan Osake Pankin pankki- ja asuinrakennus among the buildings that filled it. Suomen Vapaudenpatsas marks the district as a place of civic memory.
Where is I kaupunginosa?
Neighbouring numbers press in on every side. II kaupunginosa, III kaupunginosa and VII kaupunginosa sit within a few hundred paces, and the core of Vaasa is this cluster.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in I kaupunginosa?
Around Vaasan kirkko: first visits centred on Vaasan kirkko and Suomen Vapaudenpatsas. The Vaasan taidehalli streets: gallery-goers wanting Vaasan taidehalli and Tikanojan taidekoti on one walk.
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Updated October 2026