Hietasaari (Sandö)
Hietasaari / Sandö
A small island between the city centre and Vaskiluoto, home to the city's most popular beach, park and marina.
Hietasaari (Swedish: Sandö) is a small island between the city centre and Vaskiluoto. The whole island has been turned into a park-style leisure area with Vaasa's most popular urban beach, a marina and seaside restaurants. On summer's white nights, locals swim, picnic and sunbathe here. The northwest corner is the base of a winter swimming club, where in winter you can see Finns swimming through holes cut in the ice. It is about a 20-minute walk from the city centre and can be combined with Tropiclandia and Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art as a seaside route.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art
- Ostrobothnian Museum
- Tikanoja Art Museum
- Tropiclandia
- Holy Trinity Church, Vaasa
- Vaasa City Hall
- Vaasa Market Square
- Söderfjärden