VAASA

väˈsä, 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.

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books on: Vaasa  - 90 results

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Foreign Language and Mother Tongue
Book by Istvan Kecskes, Tünde Papp; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2000
Subjects: Language Awareness, Language Transfer (Language Learning), Multilingualism, Native Language, Second Language Acquisition
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Being Local Worldwide: Abb and the Challenge of Global Management
Book by Jacques Belanger, Christian Berggren, Torsten Bjorkman, Christoph Kohler; Cornell University Press, 1999
Subjects: Abb Asea Brown Boveri Ltd--Management, Electric Transformer Industry--Management--Case Studies, International Business Enterprises--Management--Case Studies
...plant close by from a Swedish perspective, the ABB plant in Vaasa in northern Finland. I know that I speak on behalf of all...research visits have also been extended to Guarulhos in Brazil, Vaasa in Finland, Lodz in Poland, and S6cheron in Switzerland in...
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Suomi: Finland
Book by Matti Poutvaara; Werner Soderstrom Osakeyhtio, 1960
Subjects: Finland--Description And Travel--Views
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Area Handbook for Finland
Book by Theodore L. Stoddard, William K. Carr, Shaheen Dil, John Johnson, Carlo La Porta, Nils Ørvik, Douglas K. Ramsey, Kirk H. Stone, Carla Lofberg Valenta; U. S. Govt. Print. Off., 1974
Subjects: Finland
...in the south in the inland cities of Lahti and Tampere and in the coastal cities of Helsinki, Hanko, Turku, Pori, and Vaasa. One-tenth of the population resides in Helsinki. In the immediate post-World War II period almost 1 million Finns, or about...
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Finland
Book by J. Hampden Jackson; Macmillan, 1940
Subjects: Finland--History, Finland--Nationality
...sense. To take one concrete example of the easy transition from the Catholic to the Protestant religion. A few miles from Vaasa in the rich Ostrobothnian plain stands the parish church of Isokyro, a simple stone building with a high- pitched roof lined...
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journal articles on: Vaasa  - 18 results

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Greenhouse Horticulture and Economic Transition
Journal article by Mauri J. Palomaki, Allen G. Noble; The Geographical Review, Vol. 85, 1995
Subjects: Agricultural diversification--Analysis, Economic stabilization--Analysis, Finland--Agriculture, Greenhouse gardening--Economic aspects
...Palomaki , Allen G. Noble Between Vaasa and Kristinestad, in the Swedish-speaking...of German troops, billeted in the nearby Vaasa area, created during World War II. Growth...Lantbruksproducenternas Centralforbund, Vaasa, Finland. 27 October. Palomaki, M. 1983...
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Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing? the Fate of Russian "Aliens and Enemies" in the Finnish Civil War in 1918
Journal article by Jyrki Loima; The Historian, Vol. 69, 2007
Subjects: Civil war--Finland, Civil war--History, Civil war--Russia, Forced migration--History, Genocide--History, Russians--History, Russians--Political aspects
...avoid the fate of the Russian garrisons in Vaasa, Seinajoki, and Oulu, where the White Army...uniforms and to dine in the restaurants in Vaasa. They had even drawn a small salary, according...Finnish Whites negotiated in secret in Vaasa, Kokkola, Kaskinen, and Kristiinankaupunki...
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The Impact of Culture on the Strategy of Multinational Enterprises: Does National Origin Affect Ownership Decisions?
Journal article by Jean-Francois Hennart, Jorma Larimo; Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 29, 1998
Subjects: International business enterprises--Management, Strategic alliances (Business)--Research, Subsidiary corporations--Management
...Third Workshop in International Business, University of Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland, August 26-28. Erramilli, M. 1996. Nationality...Professor in the Department of Marketing at the University of Vaasa, Finland. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Vaasa...
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The Impact of Culture on the Strategy of Multinational Enterprises: Does National Origin Affect Ownership Decisions?
Journal article by Jean-Francois Hennart, Jorma Larimo; Journal of International Business Studies, Vol. 29, 1998
Subjects: Finland--Business and industry, International business enterprises--Analysis, Japan--Business and industry, Subsidiary corporations--Analysis
...Third Workshop in International Business, University of Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland, August 26-28. Erramilli, M. 1996. Nationality...Professor in the Department of Marketing at the University of Vaasa, Finland. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Vaasa...
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The Substance of Stakeholder Evaluation: Methodological Discussion
Journal article by Pirkko Vartiainen; International Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 26, 2003
Subjects: Evaluation--Models, Evaluation--Technique, Stockholders--Evaluation
...Day-care Centers). Acta Wasaensia 40, Vaasan yliopisto: Vaasa, 1994. 5. Vartiainen, P. Local economi development policy...Vartiainen * Department of Public Management, University of Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland Correspondence: Pirkko Vartiainen, Department...
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Football: Lowndes: I Will Finnish off Vaasa!
Newspaper article; The People (London, England), August 22, 1999
Football: Lowndes: I Will Finnish off Vaasa! ST JOHNSTONE hitman Nathan Lowndes has vowed to destroy VPS Vaasa - and solve Saints scoring woes, writes...club. "Scoring another goal against Vaasa would be a great boost because I really...
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FOOTBALL: WEIR LOOKING FOR SOME FINN GOOD!; Old Hand Jim Gives a Lead to Saints' Rookies: VPA Vaasa V St Johnstone UEFA Cup, First Round
Newspaper article by David Leggat; The People (London, England), August 8, 1999
...Jim Gives a Lead to Saints Rookies: VPA Vaasa V St Johnstone UEFA Cup, First Round...the trip to take on Finnish outfit VPA Vaasa in the UEFA Cup on Thursday for their first...away from home. "They have also watched Vaasa and will be able to tell us just how the...
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Athletics: Promotion Triumph for British Women; WOMEN'S EUROPEAN CUP
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), June 25, 2007
...EUROPEAN CUP. Byline: By David Martin in Vaasa The Norwich Union GB womens side deservedly...European Cup First League A fixture in Vaasa yesterday. There were a further five...Meadows celebrate their 4x400m relay win in Vaasa PICTURE: JOHN GILES/PA WIRE
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Athletics: Goldie the Hero in Women's 'Super' Show
Newspaper article; Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England), June 24, 2007
...Goldie the Hero in Womens Super Show. Byline: DAVID MARTIN in Vaasa NORWICH Union GB womens team captain Goldie Sayers was cock-a-hoop...the first day of their European Cup First League A match in Vaasa. The British javelin record holder led by example when, along...
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Football: PROPER CHARLIE; Mulgrew's Red Wrecks Scots Kids' Chances
Newspaper article; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), September 9, 2007
...Chances. Byline: SCOTT McDERMOTT at Hietalahden Stadium, Vaasa FINLAND U-21s 3 SCOTLAND U-21s 2 SCOTLAND sinner Charlie Mulgrew...lined up 4-4-2 for the Group Six opener in the coastal town of Vaasa. Rangers new boy Steven Naismith started as skipper on the right...
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encyclopedia articles on: Vaasa  - 2 results

 
 
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Vaasa
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
VAASA va sa, 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...
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Finland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Joensuu , Jyvaskyla , Kemi , Kotka , Kuopio , Lahti , Lappeenranta , Oulu , Pori , Tampere , Turku , Vaasa , and Vantaa . Finnish and Swedish are both official languages, and about 6% of the population speaks Swedish as a first language...


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