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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Vaasa , Swed. Vasa, city (1998 pop. 56,587), Western Finland prov., W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia. It is a port and agricultural market. Timber, iron, and steel are produced. Chartered in 1606, Vaasa was rebuilt closer to the sea after a devastating fire in 1852. From 1855 to 1917 it was called Nikolainkaupunki or Nikolaistad (after Czar Nicholas I). It was the capital of White Finland during the civil war of 1918. Both Swedish and Finnish are spoken in the city. Author not available, VAASA. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
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Cities of the World ... Russia for use as a naval base, and for free access to this area across Finnish territory ... an advanced educational system, which is free and includes all textbooks and a broad ... international economic organizations; supports free trade policies; and is a member of the ... Read more
Baron Carl Gustav Emil Von Mannerheim
Encyclopedia of World Biography ... and those who believed in parliamentary democracy, gathered at Vaasa, where they offered the seasoned Mannerheim command of their ... Mannerheim meanwhile labored to erect a republic of Finland free of German and Soviet ties. Although he cooperated in the Allied ... Read more

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