Vaasa’s dynamic, modern museum is divided into three sections. Downstairs, Terranova has a brilliant evocation of the region’s natural history – complete with dioramas and storm-and-lightning effects – that includes information on the Kvarken Archipelago. On the ground floor, yesteryear Vaasa is brought to life in the Pohjanmaan Museo . Upstairs, the Hedman collection contains some 300 works of art, including a Tintoretto, a Botticelli Madonna, works from all the Finnish masters and a huge number of ceramics.
