Nykarleby
Nykarleby (Finnish: Uusikaarlepyy) is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia.
Understand
Most (89%) of Nykarleby's approximately 7400 inhabitants are native Swedish speakers. The town is famous as the home of writer Zacharias Topelius (1818-1898).
Get in
By car or bus. The railway per se isn't so far away but the closest station is that of Jakobstad, in Bennäs.
See
- 🌍 Kuddnäs Museum, Jakobstadsvägen 22. The birth house of Topelius, a museum since 1934.
- 🌍 Topelius Park (Topeliparken). A park named after the author with two monuments dedicated to him.
- 🌍 Nykarleby Church, Kyrkogatan 6. A yellow wooden church next to the river.
Eat
- 🌍 Victoria Kebab Pizzeria, Sollefteågatan 11. Pizzeria.
Sleep
- 🌍 Hotell Juthbacka, Juthasvägen 34, ☏ +358 44 230 0956, hotellrestaurang@juthbacka.fi. Hotel and restaurant.
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