You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. Finland
  4. »
  5. Province of Western Finland
  6. » Soklot
Finland Flag Icon

Soklot Destination Guide

Explore Soklot in Finland

Soklot in the region of Province of Western Finland is a town in Finland - some 247 mi or ( 398 km ) North of Helsinki , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Soklot

Current time in Soklot is now 11:19 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Helsinki " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Vastersundsby, Bonäs, Vaasa, Turku, and Tampere. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Vastersundsby . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Soklot ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Fäboda on the Baltic Sea near Jakobstad, Finland, July 19, 2009

1:01 min by Pekka Termonen
Views: 2241 Rating: 5.00

Fäboda is located where the sea meets the sky, on the coast 8 km outside of Jakobstad (Pietarsaari in Finnish). ..

Nykarleby - Winter Wonderland .wmv

4:33 min by Nissinet
Views: 602 Rating: 4.00

Nykarleby, Kantlax, vinter, winter, ..


Nykarleby City lights_0001.wmv

2:41 min by Nissinet
Views: 479 Rating: 0.00

Nykarleby ..

Danni goes dipping

0:54 min by Sebastian Storholm
Views: 341 Rating: 5.00

My friend takes a dip in the semi-cold waters in Finland on his holiday from Ireland. It's about 10 C in the waters of the Old Harbour of Jakobstad. ..


Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


Interesting facts about this location

St. Birgitta's Church

St. Birgitta's Church is a wooden church in the city of Nykarleby, Ostrobothnia, Finland. It was built in 1708. Nowadays it is one of the biggest attractions in the city. The ceiling paintings in the church were designed by Daniel Hjulström and Johan Alm and date back to the 18th century.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 63.52 22.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Ostrobothnia (region), Nykarleby, Religious buildings completed in 1708, Visitor attractions in Ostrobothnia (region), Wooden churches in Finland

Battle of Nykarleby

The Battle of Nykarleby was fought between Sweden and Russia during the Finnish War 1808–1809. When Carl Johan Adlercreutz continued his summer offensive, he saw an excellent opportunity to encircle the Russian main army at the town of Nykarleby. The Swedish offensive began on Midsummer's Eve, but the Russian forces had already evacuated the city and pulled back to Vaasa, where another Swedish force, commanded by Johan Bergenstråhle were landing.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 63.52 22.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Battles of the Finnish War, Nykarleby

Battle of Jutas

The Battle of Jutas was fought on September 13, 1808 between Swedish and Russian troops south of Nykarleby in Ostrobothnia, Finland. Before the battle the Swedish army was in retreat after the campaign of the previous summer. The main Swedish force was retreating from Vaasa to Nykarleby. The Russians sent a force to cut off the Swedish retreat. In response the Swedes sent a force under Georg Carl von Döbeln to intercept them.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 63.50 22.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Battles of the Finnish War, Conflicts in 1808, Military history of Sweden, Nykarleby

Nanoq

Nanoq is a museum in Jakobstad, Finland, specializing on arctic culture and Greenland in particular. The museum hosts an exhibition about famous polar expeditions and displays many items, e.g. the balloon gondola from S.A. Andrée's fateful expedition and material from the John Phipps expedition to Svalbard around 1770, as well as several documents that refer to the Norwegian explorers Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 63.65 22.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Ethnographic museums, Jakobstad, Museums in Ostrobothnia (region), Open air museums in Finland

Pedersöre Church

Pedersöre Church is a stone church in the city of Jakobstad, Finland. It dates back to 13th century, and it is one of the oldest churches in Österbotten. During its history, the look of the church has varied a lot.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 63.66 22.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Ostrobothnia (region), Churches in Finland, Jakobstad, Visitor attractions in Ostrobothnia (region)