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It’s easy to be happy in Vaasa
Vaasa is a city where everyday life runs smoothly, nature is close by and life feels like your own. Here there is room to breathe and to find joy in everyday moments
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Planning review
Detailed planning
Master planning
Planning of green areas and public outdoor spaces
Planning related to zoning
Influence planning
What’s new planned for Vaasa? Check out the 2026 planning review!
Vaasa city’s planning review presents the land-use planning targets for the current year. This year’s publication discusses, among other things, changes to the Yle plot and the Tammikaivo area, as well as the importance of green areas and nature in the city.
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Planning contact information
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Planning publications and studies
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Permits related to planning
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Planning process steps
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Initiation
The initiative to prepare a plan can be made by a landowner or various city actors. A plan amendment is initiated if the city considers it appropriate.
In the early stage of a planning project, a plan of action is made, called the participation and assessment plan (OAS). It explains the objectives and basis of the planning work, how preparation and decision-making will proceed, how the public can participate in the preparation and how the plan’s impacts will be assessed. The participation and assessment plan also describes how progress in the planning work will be communicated.
How to participate?
Participate by submitting an opinion or statement during the OAS display period. Stakeholders are heard regarding the starting points and studies, the project schedule, preliminary objectives, the definition of stakeholders and how interaction will be arranged.
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Draft phase
After the participation and assessment plan, the preparation phase begins. During the preparation phase, draft plans are prepared in cooperation with experts from different fields. These may include, for example, traffic planners or building designers. One or more draft plans are put on display. Other material, such as studies or visualizations, may also be displayed.
How to participate?
Participate by submitting an opinion or statement during the display period of the draft plan. Stakeholders are heard regarding the plan’s objectives, the studies and the draft plan.
3
Approval
The planner prepares responses to received statements and objections and amends the proposal as needed. The city’s justified position is posted to those who submitted objections and provided their address. If the changes made are significant, the proposal is placed on public display again.
A change to a detailed plan that is not significant in terms of impact is approved by the city environment committee. If the plan has significant impacts, the proposal proceeds through the city council to the city council for approval.
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The city environment committee approves detailed plan amendments
Vaasa is a dynamic and international coastal city that combines a strong business sector, high-quality education and a good everyday life.
Here there is room to grow, develop and enjoy – for both residents and businesses.
Kvarken Archipelago – UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Vaasa ranks as Finland’s seventh most popular congress city
Vaasa remains one of Finland’s most popular congress cities.
Vaasa ranks as Finland’s seventh most popular congress city – a strong result given the city’s size
Vaasa remains one of Finland’s most popular congress cities. According to statistics from Finland Convention Bureau, Vaasa ranked seventh in 2025 for the number of international congresses, with 33 international congresses held in the city.
Kvarken Archipelago – UNESCO World Heritage Site
Gigavaasa
Vaasa aims to create the world’s greenest battery ecosystem in Finland.
Settle in the Vaasa region
Vaasa aims to create the world’s greenest battery ecosystem in Finland.
The Vaasa region’s new energy economy
The project’s objective is to coordinate the hydrogen economy and other new green energy forms.
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Planning process steps
1
Initiation
The initiative to prepare a plan can be made by a landowner or various city actors. A plan amendment is initiated if the city considers it appropriate.
In the early stage of a planning project, a plan of action is made, called the participation and assessment plan (OAS). It explains the objectives and basis of the planning work, how preparation and decision-making will proceed, how the public can participate in the preparation and how the plan’s impacts will be assessed. The participation and assessment plan also describes how progress in the planning work will be communicated.
How to participate?
Participate by submitting an opinion or statement during the OAS display period. Stakeholders are heard regarding the starting points and studies, the project schedule, preliminary objectives, the definition of stakeholders and how interaction will be arranged.
2
Draft phase
After the participation and assessment plan, the preparation phase begins. During the preparation phase, draft plans are prepared in cooperation with experts from different fields. These may include, for example, traffic planners or building designers. One or more draft plans are put on display. Other material, such as studies or visualizations, may also be displayed.
How to participate?
Participate by submitting an opinion or statement during the display period of the draft plan. Stakeholders are heard regarding the plan’s objectives, the studies and the draft plan.
3
Approval
The planner prepares responses to received statements and objections and amends the proposal as needed. The city’s justified position is posted to those who submitted objections and provided their address. If the changes made are significant, the proposal is placed on public display again.
A change to a detailed plan that is not significant in terms of impact is approved by the city environment committee. If the plan has significant impacts, the proposal proceeds through the city council to the city council for approval.