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Kokkola (Karleby in Swedish) is a town and municipality of Finland. The town was originally know as Gamlakarleby.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 35,756 (2003) and covers an area of 332.44 km² of which 4.92 km² is water. The population density is 107.6 inhabitants per km².
The town of Kokkola/Karleby was chartered in 1620.
The municipality is bilingual with 81.0% being Finnish and 17.9% Swedish speakers.
A interesting historical affair occurred at the town of Kokkola (swe. Gamla Karleby) in May 1854. British marines tried to come ashore to ransack the town, but they were met by proud defenders, of which many were civilians armed with hunting rifles. One of the British landing boats fell into the hands of the defenders. As such, this boat was the only Royal Navy vessel still in foreign possession in 1914. The boat is still today a museum-object and can be seen in Kokkola.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 35,756 (2003) and covers an area of 332.44 km² of which 4.92 km² is water. The population density is 107.6 inhabitants per km².
The town of Kokkola/Karleby was chartered in 1620.
The municipality is bilingual with 81.0% being Finnish and 17.9% Swedish speakers.
A interesting historical affair occurred at the town of Kokkola (swe. Gamla Karleby) in May 1854. British marines tried to come ashore to ransack the town, but they were met by proud defenders, of which many were civilians armed with hunting rifles. One of the British landing boats fell into the hands of the defenders. As such, this boat was the only Royal Navy vessel still in foreign possession in 1914. The boat is still today a museum-object and can be seen in Kokkola.
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