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Introducing Pietarsaari (Jakobstad)
The quaint town of Pietarsaari (Jakobstad), about 100km north of Vaasa, is distinctively Swedish and the most interesting place to sample the curious world of parallelsverige (parallel Sweden) – that part of the Finnish west coast that Swedes consider to be populated by lost brethren.
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The tourist office (723 1796; www.jakobstad.fi; Kauppiaankatu 12; 8am-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm Sat Jun-Aug, 8am-5pm Mon-Fri Sep-May) is next to the town square. There’s free internet access at After Eight (781 6500; Isokatu 6; 10am-3pm Mon-Fri), a music café and local youth meeting centre.
Skata, the town’s historic area filled with 18th-century wooden houses, is just north of the centre and worth a stroll. In the old harbour area at Gamla Hamn is the pride of Pietarsaari, the Jacobstad Wapen (723 3639; adult/child €4/2; when in dock mid-May–late Aug), a meticulously built replica of a 17th-century galleon.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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