Welcome

to our beautiful campus

Warmly welcome!

Our beautiful maritime campus is located in Palosaari, a short walk away from Vaasa city centre. We study and work in a unique environment. The same area houses the historic, old red-bricked cotton factory and fresh, bright new buildings. 

The oldest part, Fabriikki, was built when the northernmost cotton mill was founded here in 1856. The laboratory building Technobothnia, the administrative building Konttori and the picturesque wooden residences of the old cotton mill workers ”Puuvillatalot” all breathe history. The new buildings, Tervahovi and Luotsi, designed by Käpy and Simo Paavilainen were completed in 1994. The new constructions also include the Tritonia library and Domus Bothnica, the student union house.

Puuvillatalot

Travelling to Vaasa

City Vaasa

Getting to the campus

The visiting address of the University of Vaasa is Wolffintie 34, 65200 Vaasa.

Walking: Walking from the city centre takes approximately 15 minutes.
By bus: To arrive by bus, take the bus no. 1, 3 or 14 (the campus line). 
By car: For more information and the parking map, please see below.

The campus has an open wireless network UwasaOpen, which does not require the user to sign in, and the Eduroam network which can be used with the username and password of the visitor's home organisation.

Moving around the campus

Parking on campus

If you arrive by car and park in the university car park, you need a temporary parking permit. You can get a permit from the information desk in the lobby of the main building Tervahovi.

Please take a look at the parking map of the campus area. The parking places for students and guests are indicated in yellow and for staff in red.

Staff and students can get a permanent parking permit. Please note that parking without a permit may incur a fine.

Parking at the campus

Moving on campus

All university buildings are located close to one another on campus. You can easily find them by following the signs placed in the area. 

The information desks are located in the lobby of Tervahovi, which is the main building, and the lobby of Fabriikki.

Opening hours of the doors during the week: 

  • Tervahovi    7.45 a.m. – 8.45 p.m.
  • Luotsi          7.45 a.m. – 4.15 p.m.
  • Fabriikki      7.45 a.m. – 6.15 p.m.
  • Konttori       entrance with a staff ID badge only
  • Puuvillatalo entrance with a staff ID badge only
Campus map

    Campus restaurants

    • Mathilda – the student restaurant in Tervahovi offering a variety of lunch dishes as well as cafeteria products
    • Erkki – located in Fabriikki, offers e.g. baked potatoes, soup and salads
    • Café Oskar – the meeting point of the Tritonia lobby. The newspapers in the library can be read here.
    • Cotton Club – the seaside restaurant that offers traditional food for a reasonable price
    • Café Techno – located in Technobothnia, offers meals and panini sandwiches
    • Leison Café – located at Wolffintie 36, serves lunch
    • Wolffila – operates on the ground floor of the State Office Building
    Campus restaurants