Jakobstad
| coat of arms | map |
|---|---|
|
|
| Basic data | |
| State : |
 Finland
|
| Landscape : | Ostrobothnia |
| Administrative community : | Jakobstad |
| Geographical location | 63 ° 41 ′ N , 22 ° 42 ′ E |
| Surface: | 396.30 km² |
| of which land area: | 88.33 km² |
| of which inland waterways: | 3.42 km² |
| of which sea area: | 304.55 km² |
| Residents : | 19,278 (Dec. 31, 2018) |
| Population density : | 218.2 inhabitants / km² |
| Municipality number : | 598 |
| Postcodes : | 68600 - 68660 |
| Language (s) : | Swedish , Finnish |
| Website : | www.jakobstad.fi |
Jakobstad [ ˈjɑːkɔpstɑːd ], in Finnish Pietarsaari [ ˈpiɛtɑrsɑːri ], is a city on the Gulf of Bothnia in western Finland .
The town was founded in 1652 by Ebba Brahe and named Jakobstad after her late husband, Jakob de la Gardie .
languages
The city has a Swedish-speaking population of 56.4%, a Finnish-speaking proportion of 40.4%, and 3.4% foreign speakers. It is therefore officially bilingual with Swedish as the first official language. In international contexts, the city itself mostly uses the Swedish name Jakobstad.
Population development
The development of the population of Jakobstad:
|
|
Attractions
- Arctic Open Air Museum Nanoq
- Schonwald, an area directly at the old port (Gamla hamn / Vanha satama), where trees have not been felled since the 18th century. Some of the pines are over 300 years old. The Gamla hamnvägen surrounds the area and there is a hiking / running path lined with sawdust.
Town twinning
Jabobstad maintains city partnerships with the following cities and towns:
sons and daughters of the town
- Johan Ludvig Runeberg (1804–1877), Finnish-Swedish writer, the "national poet of Finland"
- Fredrika Charlotta Runeberg (1807–1879), Finnish-Swedish writer
- Bertel Storskrubb (1917–1996), Finnish athlete
- Johan Asplund (1937–2018), Swedish sociologist and professor at Lund University
- Ingemo Engström (* 1941), German film director and screenwriter
- Vesa Mars (* 1961), Finnish football player
- Tomas Sandström (* 1964), Swedish ice hockey player
- Fredrik Norrena (* 1973), Finnish ice hockey goalkeeper
- Fredrik Svanbäck (* 1979), Finnish football player
- Philip Teir (* 1980), Finnish-Swedish journalist and Swedish-speaking author
- Filip Riska (* 1985), Finnish ice hockey player
- Robert Nyholm (* 1988), Finnish ice hockey player
- Sara Forsberg (* 1994), Finnish singer, songwriter, YouTuber and TV presenter
- Nathalie Blomqvist (* 2001), Finnish athlete
Web links
Commons : Jakobstad - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Jakobstad - Travel Guide
Individual evidence
- ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish Land Surveyors): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2010 . (PDF; 199 kB)
- ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018
- ↑ More facts about Jakobstad ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , pietarsaari.fi.
- ↑ Statistics Finland, population figures 1980–2012 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
