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7.9.1620

7.9.1620. The Swedish king Gustaf II Adolf founded the City of Kokkola on September 7 th, 1620 in order to control the trade and other means of livehood along the coast.

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7.9.1620

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  1. 7.9.1620 • The Swedish king Gustaf II Adolf founded the City of Kokkola on September 7th, 1620 in order to control the trade and other means of livehood along the coast. • The king decided that a tar barrel, with three burning flames coming from both the ends and the plug, should be used as a town seal.

  2. Chydenius and free trade • The City of Kokkola was granted staple rights by the Swedish Parliament in 1765, that is free foreign trade without interference from Stockholm. • Anders Chydenius, the Church Dean of the Kokkola Region, fought in Parliament for the freedom of trade and other social reforms.

  3. Oulu 200 km Kajaani Kokkola 250 km Vaasa 120 km Jyväskylä 240 km 1 h Helsinki 490 km , , N 63 50,4 E 23 08,4 o o • Kokkola, the capital of the Central Ostrobothnia Region, is situated on the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia, in the valley of the Perho River The coordination pointN 63 50,4’ E 23 08,4’ is measured at the Kokkola City Hall and its Kokkola Hall.

  4. Logistics Roads: • Kokkola is situated in the crossing of the main roads 8, 13 and 28 Railway: • The main railway of Ostrobothnia connects Kokkola and its harbour to the rest of Finland and the Finnish-Russian frontier crossing points.  By sea: • In the port of Kokkola the channel depth is 13 meters, the total length of the docks about 2 kilometres and storage space about 70.000 m2. • All weather terminal By air: • 7 daily flights from Kronoby Airport to Helsinki. Fortunately, also return flights!

  5. Kokkola today The political structure Parties Seats Centre Party of Finland 12 Social Democratic Party of Finland 12 Swedish People´s Party in Finland 9 Christian League of Finland 7 The National Coalition Party 5 The Left wing 4 The Green Party 1 Finnish Traditional Party 1 Population • 36 516 inhabitants of which • Finnish-speaking 81.3 % • Swedish-speaking 17.3 % • other languages 1.4 % Changes in population 2006 + 249 inhabitants  Surface area • 327.5 km2 of which area covered by plan 36 km2 Housing • one family houses 50.1 % • row houses 10.1 % • apartment buildings 36.0 % • others 3.8 %

  6. Work and living • The most important employers • The City of Kokkola and the federations of municipalities • Boliden Kokkola Ltd. • OMG Kokkola Chemicals Ltd • Kemira Ltd. • Kemira GrowHow Ltd. • KemFine Ltd. • TETRA Chemicals Europe Ltd. • KPO combine • Halpa-Halli Population over 15 years of age • certificate 62.9 % • institute degree 62.6 % • university degree 37.4 % Working places according to sector • industry 19,2 % • commerce, lodging and nutrition 17,3 % • electric power, gas and water supply 0,8 % • financial, real estate and other services 10,2 % • transport, communication 7,0 % • construction 6,6 % • agriculture and forestry 1,4 % • social services 35,6 % • unknown sector 1,9 % Support area 3 (national) objective 2 region (EU)

  7. Education in three languages University education • Central Ostrobothnia Polytechnic • Chydenius Institute - Kokkola university centre: a separate institute for the Universities of Jyväskylä, Vaasa and Oulu. Professional second level education • Technology, business, service, culture and social work, and health care Professional further education and post-graduate education • The institute for Adult Education, Polytechnics and Chydenius Institute Research and services for development of products and production • The technology Service Centre KETEK • Centria • Chemistry Centre, a part of the national programme for specialised centres

  8. From Staple Rights to a Regional Centre A Continuous Development Kokkola • The regional centre programme for the Kokkola region strengthens its know-how in the economic life of the region, the availability of the personnel and its international competitiveness. The sectors according to the regional centre programme; laser coating, boat industry, communication technology (ICT-sector), co-operation with higher education and universities, development of other areas with regional co-operation.

  9. Kokkola, the City of trade at your service • Kokkola, with its small town atmosphere, concentrates the services to the close built town centre. • The townscape is coloured by its old tradition of trade. Did you remember to push down the prices?

  10. Maritime nature as a resource • The sea and the archipelago offer an excellent environment for a range of leisure activities. • The culture and leisure time services of the City collect both devotees and audience from the region and outlying areas. • A pleasant atmosphere, safe surroundings and the quality of life are the natural attractions of Kokkola.

  11. ”THANKYOU”

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