Kristinestad
Kristinestad (Finnish: Kristiinankaupunki) is in Ostrobothnia in Western Finland. Like many other towns in coastal Ostrobothnia, Kristinestad is bilingual with a Swedish speaking majority. The town has profiled itself as a small town where old and new meets in an unique way and it's motto is "Det Goda Livet" lit. The Good Life. Kristinestad was accepted as a Cittaslow town in 2011.
Get in
By car
As with most of small towns in rural Finland, car is the best way to get in. Kristinestad is situated along Highway 8, about 100 km from both Pori and Vaasa.
By bus
The train line is for goods only, but intercity buses between Pori and Vaasa stop at Kristinestad. Onnibus route between Turku and Oulu uses highway stop named Lålby th vt 8 P.
Get around
Walk — the town is small enough to get around by foot. Matka.fi includes information about few services to nearby ruralside. Service line offers also connections to villages, you need to call and book it day before trip.
See
The old town is a lovely preserved grid of wooden houses on a mountain slope on a river bank. There is also a beautiful stone church with separate wooden tower. There's also a little, narrow alley called Kattpiskargränden/Kissanpiiskaajankuja (Cat spanker's alley), which is among the most photographed street signs in Finland.
- 1 Ulrika Eleonora church. Free.
Do
Stroll around town. Maybe visit a couple of galleries, a church and the library.
Buy
Eat
Drink
Sleep
Go next
| Routes through Kristinestad |
| Tornio ← Närpes ← | W  E |
→ Pori → Turku |