Östersidan
in Vaasa of Pohjanmaa, Finland

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
63.167 and 21.866 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 63° 10' 2" and E 21° 51' 58"
Currency and Currency Code:
Euro - EUR
Spoken languages:
Finnish, Swedish
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 08:57 PM (Monday)
Timezone: Europe/Helsinki
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
9:24 am and 3:14 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Finland in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Finland.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Finland. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Delve into Östersidan

Östersidan in Vaasa (Pohjanmaa) is a town located in Finland about 230 mi (or 371 km) north-west of Helsinki, the country's capital town.

Time in Östersidan is now 08:57 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / Helsinki with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 9 airports closer to Östersidan, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Finland is Vaasa Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There is one Unesco world heritage site nearby. It's High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago in a distance of 20 mi (or 32 km), North-West.

Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Smedsby, Laihia, Vaasa, Malax and Voera. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 45 °F

Morning Temperature 5°C / 41 °F
Evening Temperature 7°C / 45 °F
Night Temperature 8°C / 46 °F
Chance of rainfall 16%
Air Humidity 93%
Air Pressure 989 hPa
Wind Speed Fresh Breeze with 17 km/h (10 mph) from North-East
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Rain and snow

Tuesday, 26th of November 2024

6°C (42 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Broken clouds, fresh breeze.

Wednesday, 27th of November 2024

2°C (36 °F)
2°C (35 °F)
Rain and snow, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.

Thursday, 28th of November 2024

1°C (33 °F)
1°C (33 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Blue1 Avro RJ85 - Landing and Takeoff at Vaasa airport

Published: July 08, 2008
Length: 11:39 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: jorkale

Blue1 Avro RJ85 - Landing and Takeoff at Vaasa airport 08.07.2008. Vaasan lentokenttä.


FSX Ukraine Internatinal Airlines Boeing 737-800 visual landing Vaasa Finland, EFVA

Published: June 21, 2013
Length: 03:12 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Alex G


Thunderstorm near Vaasa, 14.7.2014

Published: July 20, 2014
Length: 10:37 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Leyphaen

Video footage of a thunderstorm near Vaasa. Slow-motion parts created with Youtube video editor.


Plane spotting in Vaasa HD

Published: January 09, 2011
Length: 22:07 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: daniel223543

This is a video of some plane spotting with my new camera, Everio GZ-MS120. First, a landing with Finnair Embraer ERJ-170 OY-LEG. Then a landing of a (French) Aerospatile/Alenia ATR72-500 from...


Pilvilampi Vaasa 21.05.2009

Published: May 22, 2009
Length: 37:27 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: jorkale

(HD 720p). Rae- ja ukkoskuuro yllätti pilvilammella. Kuvattu pilvilammella 21.05.2009.


Train from Seinäjoki to Vaasa HD

Published: February 26, 2009
Length: 33:27 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: jorkale

(HD 720P) Train from Seinäjoki to Vaasa. Juna välillä Seinäjoki - Vaasa. Kuvattu Strömberginkadun, ja Yrittäjänkadun tasoristeyksissä, sekä maasillalta 25.2.2009.


Tulva Staversbyvägen 55, Vähäkyrö.

Published: April 21, 2013
Length: 27:01 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Pekka H

Ice fields, water on the road. At 21 20.04.2013 Link to map: / Karttalinkki: http://goo.gl/maps/NLy9x Jäitä pelloilla, vettä maantiellä. 20.04.2013 Klo 21.


Spring Floods at Tuovila and Merikaarto

Published: April 24, 2013
Length: 38:43 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Malcolm Pemberton

A collection of stills and video footage of the 2013 spring melt and flooding at Tuovila and Merkaarto in Western Finland.


Outo muistaminen Björnholmin luontopolulla

Published: May 02, 2011
Length: 59:22 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: matti ollila

Tällainen muistotaulu (muovitettu) löytyi kesällä 2010 Mustasaaren kunnan Vassorin kylässä Björnholmin saarella olevalta luontopolulta. Kyltistä voi olla mitä mieltä tahansa, mutta...


Fishing in Petsmo 3/3

Published: January 18, 2010
Length: 25:23 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: jalmardo

Kolme kaverusta kalassa Vaasan saaristossa syyskuussa 2009. Osa 3/3.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Aero Flight 311

Aero Flight 311 (AY311), often referred to as the Koivulahti air disaster, was a scheduled domestic passenger flight operated by Aero O/Y between Kronoby, Finland and Vaasa. The aircraft, a Douglas DC-3C, crashed near Kvevlax on January 3, 1961, killing all twenty-five people on board. The disaster remains the deadliest civilian aviation accident in the history of Finland.

Located at 63.1403, 21.8328 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Finnair accidents and incidents, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1961, Airliner accidents and incidents caused by pilot error, Aviation accidents and incidents in Finland, 1961 in Finland, Korsholm, Accidents and incidents involving the Douglas C-47 Skytrain

Kvevlax

Kvevlax, is a church village in the municipality of Korsholm, Finland. It is located approximately 15 kilometres north of the city of Vaasa. Kvevlax became an independent parish in 1857. Until 1 January 1973 it was an independent municipality. Kvevlax has a lower grade primary education school, a kindergarten, a running track and an ice rink. There are two local grocery shops, a library and a bank.

Located at 63.1667, 21.8333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Former municipalities of Finland, Korsholm

Popular in vicinity

These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Östersidan.

capture of the webcam Korsholm: Tie 8 − Koivulahti − Kokkolaan

Korsholm: Tie 8 − Koivulahti − Kokkolaan, Korsholm (source)

capture of the webcam Korsholm: Tie 8 − Koivulahti − Vaasaan

Korsholm: Tie 8 − Koivulahti − Vaasaan, Korsholm (source)

capture of the webcam Korsholm: Tie8 − Koivulahti − Tienpinta

Korsholm: Tie8 − Koivulahti − Tienpinta, Korsholm (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Östersidan