title: Vasa
text: # Vasa
  
  Vasa may refer to:
  
  ## Places
  
  * Vaşa, Azerbaijan
  * Vasa County, a historic county in modern-day Finland
  * Vaasa or Vasa, Finland
  * Vasa, Rajasthan, a village in Sirohi District, Rajasthan, India
  * Vasa, Palghar, a village in Maharashtra, India
  * Väsa, a village in Dalarna, Sweden
  * Vasa Loch, a brackish lagoon in Shapinsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
  * Vasa Township, Goodhue County, Minnesota, U.S.
  
  ## Other uses
  
  * Vasa (name), a surname and given name (including a list of people with the name)
  * Vasa (ship), a Swedish warship that sank in 1628
  * House of Vasa, a medieval Swedish noble family, the royal house of Sweden 1523–1654 and of Poland 1587–1668
  * Order of Vasa, a Swedish order of chivalry, awarded to citizens of Sweden
     * Vasa Medal, a Swedish medal
  * vasa gene, a gene that is essential for germ cell development
  * Vasa IFK, a Finnish football club
  * Vasa parrot, a genus of parrots from Madagascar
  * Vasa Museum, a museum in Stockholm, Sweden
  