By ship
A ferry line called RG Line (http://www.rgline.com/) traffics daily between Vaasa and Holmsund, Sweden near Umeå.
People arriving with their own motor- or sailboat can make use of Wasa Segelförening one of Finlands oldest sailing societys, [email protected] (http://www.wasasegelforen...) on the island of Vaskiluoto. They run the official guest harbour of Vaasa and offer good services for the occasional boat captain. There's a good view over town from the harbour and it's a two kilometer walk into the center.
By train
All trains from Helsinki to Oulu and Rovaniemi via Tampere stop at Seinäjoki. From there you can take connection trains, which head to Vaasa. There are also trains that go straight to Vaasa via Seinäjoki. Three of these trains also go from Vaasa to Jyväskylä via Seinäjoki. Check timetables at the state railway company VR (http://www.vr.fi).
By bus
There are west coast bus connections from Oulu to Turku, which go through Vaasa. Buses associate Vaasa also to Tampere, Pori and Kokkola. Check Matkahuolto for timetables and such (http://www.matkahuolto.fi/en/)].
By car
Main road 3 also E12 from Helsinki through Tampere to Vaasa 419 km. The coastal main road 8 E8 goes from Turku through Rauma and Pori to Vaasa 332 km and from Vaasa through Kokkola to Oulu 318 km.