Kokkola for Students
Kokkola for Students Welcome to Kokkola! Kokkola is the administrative, financial and cultural centre of the Central Ostrobothnia region. Kokkola is the place to be as a student! With your focus being on studies, you made an excellent choice when coming to Kokkola. The city of Kokkola was founded in 1620 by King Our town does have more to offer than just high quality educati- Gustav II Adolf of Sweden. It is said that the town’s on, such a many leisure activities and events taking place. Finnish name, Kokkola, may originate from the name Kokkolahti (Kokko bay). Get to know what the town has to on the cultural scene, may it be in the form of music, theater or movies. It is a great way It was the name of the bay which pushed in from the sea, all the way to Kirkonmäki (church hill). to meet locals and get familiar with our culture a little better! According to the legend, eagles (kokko or kotka in When mentioning Kokkola, you cannot miss out on our active Finnish) used to sit on large rocks in the bay. sport teams such as the leading Finnish volleyball champions, Kokkolan Tiikerit, or the ice hockey team Hermes, playing in In the earliest documents, the town’s name is the second highest league, or then the local football club KVP – Karlabi, the name behind its present-day Swedish currently in the second highest league. name, Karleby. Kokkola in brief: Population 47,570 | Men 23,448 | Women 24,122 Kokkola is a maritime city, you can feel the presence of the | Finnish-speaking 40,016 | Swedish-speaking 6,093 | Speakers of sea where ever you go.
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