Location

Vörå is a municipality in Ostrobothnia and is located approximately 35 km northeast from Vaasa. Vörå was mentioned for the first time already in 1367 and Vörå parish in 1443. The municipality has 6 300 residents of which 80 % speak Swedish as their first language and approximately 13 % have Finnish as their mother tongue.

The conference venue is located in a rural area, just 3 km outside the centre of Vörå. From the conference venue you can see the local lutheran church, which is the oldest wooden church in Finland. The church was built in 1626.

Even though the name of the municipality is found in documents from the 14th century and the church was built in the 17th century, Vörå's history is even longer. It is said that there are a lot of archeological findings dating back to the stone age. On Grannasberget, one of the highest hills in Vörå, you can find a Greek inspired park and a viking ship, with a copy of the text written on a rune stone in Vörå. It is still debated, however, whether that rune stone is from the viking age or not, since the place of the finding is atypical and the writing itself differs from the typical runes.

Arrival

 

The easiest way to arrive is by car. The conference venue is called Norrvalla and the address is Vöråvägen 305-307, 66600 Vörå. There is a big parking lot at the venue.

 

If you plan to arrive by bus you can check the timetables at wasabus.fi (in Swedish and Finnish only). Bus route 30 runs between the train station in Vaasa and Norrvalla, the conference venue. Note that the bus route is not in operation on weekends.

 

If you plan to arrive by train, the closest train station is Tervajoki train station. Travelling from Helsinki takes approximately 3,5 hours. The train timetables are found at vr.fi.

 

The closest airport is Vaasa airport (VAA), approximately 40 km from the conference venue. It is a small airport with not many incoming flights, so it is often more affordable to fly to Helsinki-Vantaa airport (HEL) and then take the train to Tervajoki.

If you need someone to pick you up at Tervajoki train station you can contact us on [email protected] and we will try to figure something out. Please contact us before booking your tickets.