The Old Vaasa Parsonage is located near the Alkula estate, west of Kauppiaankatu and north of the railway. The rectory area is an old, charming courtyard that has recently been renovated. The yard contains old buildings and a small garden with old apple trees and berry bushes.
Queen Christina donated in 1647 the entire royal manor and the Haaga house estates — i.e. the area of the Old Vaasa Parsonage — to the City of Vaasa. Burghers were given the opportunity to cultivate the Haaga house lands. The Parsonage building was constructed at the end of the 1780s. The main building was extended in 1804, and a brick archive wing was added in the 20th century. The main building has Empire-style influences, while the outbuildings are in the traditional Ostrobothnian style. The area includes a valuable park and garden. The Parsonage survived the fire of 1852 and has been owned by the Vaasa parish union since 1985. Today the building is used for parish activities and as club and meeting premises. The Old Vaasa Parsonage was renovated in 2009.
The buildings of the Old Vaasa Parsonage can be admired year-round, but the courtyard and its plants are best explored in the summer.
More information about the Old Vaasa Parsonage can be found on the Vaasa parish union’s website: