Kokkola
Kokkola is a town in Central Ostrobothnia, Finland, with a population of 48,000 (2021). It's the largest town in the region, with industry based on chemicals and metals. Wikivoyage
Population 48,338 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
K. H. Renlund museum Museum · 490 m - Kokkolan lukuseuran kirjaston muistolaatta Memorial · 460 m
- Luonnontieteellinen museo Kieppi Museum · 540 m
- Museokortteli Museum · 550 m
- Sankaripatsas Memorial · 590 m
- Vapaudenpatsas Monument · 640 m
- Elämän pursi Monument · 670 m
- Kaarlelan kotiseutumuseo Museum · 720 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Kokkola Cup
July
Kokkola Cup is an annual football (soccer) tournament for under-18s held in and around town in July. The next event is 18-21 July 2019
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Anniversary
September
The city's anniversary is celebrated on 7 Sep
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Kokkola); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.