Kokkola in Your Pocket 2013

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2ContentsGeneral Information 3Population 6Housing and Construction 11Economic Development 14City Administration 17City Economy 19Commercial Enterprises 20Social and Health Services 23Pre-school childcare 26Education 27Culture 31Youth Services 35Sports and Leisure 37Other 40
General InformationHistoryThe city of Kokkola was founded by Gustavus Adolphus ofSweden in 1620. The municipality of Kaarlela was consolidatedwith Kokkola in 1977. In the beginning of 2009, the municipalitiesof Kälviä, Lohtaja and Ullava were consolidated withthe city of Kokkola. Kokkola is the administrative, economic andcultural provincial capital of Central Ostrobothnia.The Finnish name of the city, Kokkola, is allegedly derivedfrom the name Kokkolahti. Kokkolahti was the name of a bayextending inland from the sea all the way up to Kirkonmäki.The story tells that eagles (kokko) used to sit on big rocks in thebay. In old documents the city is called Karlabi, from which theSwedish name of the city, Karleby, is derived.LocationThe city of Kokkola is located in Central Ostrobothnia, on thecoast of the Gulf of Bothnia.Kokkola is an interjection of three highways (VT): VT 8(Oulu - Turku), VT 13 (Kokkola - Jyväskylä - Lappeenranta)and VT 28 (Kokkola - Kajaani).3
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Page 30 and 31: 30The Federation of Education in Ce
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Page 40 and 41: OtherTraffic lanesThe Kokkola city
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