Kokkola

Kokkola is a metropolis and municipality of Finland. The city is positioned inside the province of Western Finland and is a part of the Central Ostrobothnia location. The metropolis has a populace of 47,706 and covers a place of 2,730.80 rectangular kilometers of which 1,286.61 km2 is water. The populace density is 33.03 inhabitants according to rectangular kilometer. The city of Kokkola became chartered in 1620 with the aid of King Gustav II Adolf of Sweden while Finland became a part of the Swedish Empire and is one a number of the oldest towns in Finland.

The king also determined that a tar barrel, with 3 burning flames coming from each the ends and the plug, have to be used because the town seal, due to the tar trade at that point, for which Kokkola became founded as a shipping port. Anders Chydenius 1729 to 1803 who was one of the leading politicians of Sweden Finland, changed into a keen supporter of economic freedom and fought inside the Swedish Parliament totally free overseas exchange and in addition social reforms. In 1765 the Swedish Parliament granted the town of Kokkola the staple rights. Kokkola also became a critical shipbuilding centre in Finland.