Location: Pietarsaari
Top Things to do in Pietarsaari
5 Things to Do in Pietarsaari That You Shouldn't Miss
Jakobstad (Finnish: Pietarsaari) is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. The town has a population of 19,394 (31 August 2017) and covers a land area of 88.31 square kilometres (34.10 sq mi). The population density is 219.61 inhabitants per square kilometre (568.8/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Larsmo, Pedersöre, and Nykarleby.
Restaurants in Pietarsaari
1. Arctic Museum Nanoq
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 33 reviews
Reviewed By MUNTH - Lexington, Kentucky
I am an anthropologist, so I am very picky about my museums. This museum was created by a man with an enthusiasm for the Arctic. Hence, it is not professionally curated, but I was surprised at how interesting it was nonetheless.
It consists both of a central building with LOTS of artifacts, photographs, and history of Arctic explorers, as well as a Skansen-like outside, with genuine Arctic buildings, cabins, and even a small church that has been moved there, and where both services and weddings actually do take place! You can explore inside these cabins and imagine living there in Arctic conditions year round, or where military launched their forays, etc. Children will love this, and so will adults that are young at heart.
We had an exclusive guide, who, although new at the museum, gave us a very good tour. All in all, a very good experience, which I highly recommend!
2. Garden of the Schoolparc
Overall Ratings
4 based on 12 reviews
Reviewed By ghwoman50 - Finland
If you come to Pietarsaari, and it is under spring, summer or autumn. I recomend you to take a short break of you trip, just to walk around int he shoolpark, enjoying all the colours, the green heritage of this special garden.. in the middle of the town, costfree, beautiful, new colours every time..
More than 2000 sorts of flower etc...
A real tresure for people who like green values.
3. Aspegrens Rosenlund
Overall Ratings
4 based on 8 reviews
Reviewed By ghwoman50 - Finland
Here you can sit and enjoy the flowers around, just for free! The cafeteria, when it is open, has also nice cakes and good cofee. You can rent facilites also - and sometimes buy small plants or vegetables from their land..
Nice place. My favorite also.
4. Gulf Stream Guiding
Overall Ratings
5 based on 2 reviews
Gulf Stream Guiding is a Wilderness guiding company based in Jakobstad/Pietarsaari, we offer customer-oriented and engaging guiding services to tourists, private businesses, and schools. Activities offered include: hiking, bushcraft and Wilderness skills instruction, teambuilding, and introduction to local flora and fauna.
Reviewed By ErinLeary - Kirkland, WA
Gulf Stream Guiding takes the time to personalize your adventure and provides an exceptionally professional experience. Our outings with Trey Howard have included day trips to local museums, travel both within and outside of Finland, as well as cross country skiing, hiking and river rafting. His ability to organize and plan the outing to meet the needs of the group he's leading is exceptional. I have the utmost confidence in his leadership and guiding expertise.
5. Skata
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By Tord E - Stockholm, Sweden
It's streets are lined with old buildings, and the streets are still unpaved. Skata has retained what Jakobstad looked like and is still a very living community. It's houses are a fivne example of what the towns looked like before in this part of Finland. Delightful and peaceful and now being cared for and carefully restored. An architectual gem
