Jakobstad (Finnish: Pietarsaari) is a city in Ostrobothnia. The majority of the inhabitants speak Swedish as their native language.
Understand
Get in
By car
Jakobstad is situated along highway 8, the main road along the Finnish west coast.
By train
Most trains between southern Finland and Oulu or Rovaniemi stop at Bennäs railway station, some 15 km to the south. From there, take the bus to Jakobstad.
By bus
Buses between Vaasa and Kokkola stop in Jakobstad.
By plane
Flybe Nordic flies from Helsinki and SAS from Stockholm to Kokkola-Pietarsaari airport, 30 km from Jakobstad. Again, you can take the bus to Jakobstad from there.
By boat
Jakobstad has a guest port, so arriving by your own boat is always an option.
Get around
See
- 1 Jakobstad's town hall and the Town hall square.
- 2 Strengberg tobacco factory. The yellow industrial building and it's clock sphere on the roof is still one of Jakobstad's symbols, even as the factory has closed down.
- 3 Skata. The wooden old town.
- 4 Skolparken. The School Park is not just a park but a botanical garden with almost thousand different plants and flowers.
- 5 Jakobstad Church.
- 6 Jacobstads Wapen, The old port, ☏ +358 6 723 1796. A replica of a 18th century ship, anchored in the old port of Jakobstad. 1,60€.
- 7 Nanoq, Pörkenäsvägen 60, ☏ +358 6 729 3679, fax: +358 6 729 3679, pentti.kronqvist@nanoq.fi. "Finland's first Arctic museum" is a museum dedicated to the explorers of the North Pole, Greenland and Svalbard. adults 6€, children 3,50€.
- Pedersore Church.
Do
Buy
Eat
Drink
- O'Learys Jakobstad, Alholmsvägen 1, 68600, ☏ +358 6 7888399.
Sleep
- 1 Stadshotellet, Kanalesplanaden 13, ☏ +358 6 788 8111, fax: +358 6 788 8222, stadshotellet@multi.fi. A typical small-town hotel, clean and modern. Double room €130.
Connect
Go next
If you are continuing towards Kokkola by car, you can take the more scenic route through the archipelago over seven bridges.