Nykarleby (Finnish: Uusikaarlepyy) is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia.

Understand

Most (89%) of Nykarleby's approximately 7400 inhabitants are native Swedish speakers. The town is famous as the home of writer Zacharias Topelius (1818-1898).

Get in

By car or bus. The railway per se isn't so far away but the closest station is that of Jakobstad, in Bennäs.

See

Nykarleby Church

• 1 Kuddnäs Museum, Jakobstadsvägen 22. The birth house of Topelius, a museum since 1934. (updated Aug 2023)

• 2 Topelius Park (Topeliparken). A park named after the author with two monuments dedicated to him. (updated Aug 2023)

• 3 Nykarleby Church, Kyrkogatan 6. A yellow wooden church next to the river. (updated Aug 2023)

Eat

• 1 Victoria Kebab Pizzeria, Sollefteågatan 11. Pizzeria. (updated Aug 2023)

Sleep

• 1 Hotell Juthbacka, Juthasvägen 34, ☏ +358 44 230 0956, hotellrestaurang@juthbacka.fi. Hotel and restaurant. (updated Aug 2023)

Go next

• Jakobstad