Principal portraits Konttori The portraits of the University’s principals are displayed on the wall of the Konttori building’s conference room. The portrait of Principal Mauri Palomäki was painted by artist Per-Olof Hjortell. The portrait of Principle Tryggve Saxén was painted by Veikko Vionoja, Principle Ilkka Virtanen was immortalised by Friz Jakobsson and the portrait of Principle Ari Salminen was painted by Eeva Rihu.
Tar barrel Tervahovi At 10am on Tuesday 25 September 1973, a fire that started in Palosaari completely destroyed the last tar hall in Finland. The Tervahovi tar hall was completed in 1871 and operations there ended in 1926. The University’s Tervahovi building is named after the tar hall. A barrel gifted by the city is located in the lobby of the main building to remind us of Palosaari’s tar heritage. The tar barrel was gifted to the University on 27 January 1998 by the City of Vaasa to mark its thirtieth year as a university.
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