Close to the beaches in Fäboda you'll find the arctic museum Nanoq. Founded by Pentti Kronqvist, himself an arctic traveller. This is a unique museum showing arctic cultures and ways of living from the 18th century uptil now. If you visit Jakobstad, I strongly suggest you go here!! Read more about Nanoq at: http://www.jakobstad.nu/
Updated Aug 25, 2002
Written Aug 24, 2002
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Close to the beaches in Fäboda you'll find the arctic museum Nanoq. Founded by Pentti Kronqvist, himself an arctic traveller. This is a unique museum showing...
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Kokkola is the town where I was born... And in September 2001 got married there :) It is situated in the northern part of Finland. Actually somewhat in the middle on the west coast.
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So: This is NOT Kokkola, by any means! It's a bit humiliating for a real "Jeppisbo" (person from Jakobstad) to have to go under Kokkola.... :)) (The two towns, lying only 30 km apart, are great...
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Honestly, Kokkola is not a very funny city (note I am talking about years 2003-4!). It has a nice old part and a railway station but you are done with those in less than a week. If it were not for my...
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