Kokkola

Seeking the Sunset Further North | Arctic Tour 2024 [2/14]
ByJesper 2025-10-222025-10-24
We left the commercial hub of Tuuri around lunchtime on our second day. This meant that we did not have as much time to explore new places. The main goal for the day was to cover a significant distance northwards. We still managed to explore one new city as we continued our journey. This was…
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Kokkola (Karleby) | Exploring Finland
ByJesper 2024-07-272025-05-18
Kokkola is a town in northern Finland, in the region of Central Ostrobothnia of which it is the capital. The municipality has a large Swedish-speaking minority of around 12% and the town is also well-known by its Swedish name Karleby. The town lies along the coast of the Baltic Sea, or rather the Gulf of…
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