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Discover Björnholmen
The district Björnholmen of Fårholmen in Jakobstadsregionen (Pohjanmaa) is a district in Finland about 253 mi north of Helsinki, the country's capital city.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Jakobstad, Larsmo, Pedersoere, Bennaes and Nykarleby. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 54 °F
Morning Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
Evening Temperature | 12°C / 53 °F |
Night Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 64% |
Air Pressure | 1017 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 13 km/h (8 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Scattered clouds, covering 35% of sky |
General Conditions | Scattered clouds |
Thursday, 16th of May 2024
7°C (45 °F)
6°C (42 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Friday, 17th of May 2024
10°C (50 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Saturday, 18th of May 2024
13°C (55 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
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En värld full av liv, Jakobstad 28.3.2015
Dirigent: Johanna Grüssner. Ålands projektkör och Donnerska skolans ungdomskör från Karleby, orkester och dansare. I rollerna: Jessica Riippa, Mikael Svarvar, Annie Lahti, Sören Lillkung,...
MTB in Jakobstad, Finland 21 March 2015
Shot on a Gopro Hero4. Uploaded with 25000kbps, but YouTube compresses the video to crappy 2400kbps...
Where To Find Jakobstad
A guide how to find Jakobstad (Pietarsaari in Finnish) http://jeppis-city.blogspot.com/
MobiSpray - Jakobstad 2008
MobiSpray by MobiLenin - at the tourist info centre house wall. Visit MobiSpray.com.
Jeppis Hockey - Muik Hockey Träningsmatch 13.9.2014
Träningsmatch mellan Jeppis Hockey och Muik Hockey @ Kristallen - Jakobstad, Finland.
Jeppis Hockey - MuIK Hockey 27.09.2014
Jeppis Hockey vs Muik Hockey @ Kristallen, Jakobstad - Finland Rembember to watch in 1080p! Goalie Matti Syväpuro scores (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_AkMzxhJjA ...
Geir Rönning - Längtan
Project LIV kick off gala, Jugendsalen Jakobstad 25.10.2014. Sång: Geir Rönning, piano: Christian Gull. Publicerat med tillstånd av Geir Rönning.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Jakobstads Centralplan
Jakobstads Centralplan is a multi-use stadium in Jakobstad, Finland. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FF Jaro. The stadium holds 5,000.
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.
Jakobstad City Hall
Jakobstad City Hall is a historic building in the city of Jakobstad, Finland. It was completed in 1875. The current look of the building dates from 1890.
Jakobstad Church
Church of Jakobstad is a Lutheran church in the city of Jakobstad, Finland. It was constructed in 1731 by Johan Knubb. The church has been built on the same place, where the first church in Jakobstad was located before it was burned down by Russians in 1714.
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.
Jakobstad Museum
Jakobstad Museum is a city museum in the city of Jakobstad, Finland. It was founded in 1904, but worked as a private museum until 1906. The museum is a historic museum which is concentrated on maritime and ship building. The main building of the museum is called Malmska gården.
Bennäs
Bennäs is a village and railway station in the municipality of Pedersöre, Finland. It is the administrative center of the municipality, but the biggest population center is Kållby. The village be located in by the side of Ostrobothnia Railway Line. The railway station operates among other things as the station of Jakobstad.
Öja (island)
Öja is an island in the Gulf of Bothnia in Kokkola (Karleby) municipality, Finland. It has an area of 90 square kilometres . Öja is also the name of a settlement on the island with a population of 800. Öja was an independent municipality until 1969, when it was consolidated to Kaarlela. Kaarlela was consolidated to Kokkola in 1977.
Bennäs railway station
Bennäs railway station is located in the village of Bennäs in Pedersöre municipality, Ostrobothnia, Finland. The station building was completed in 1885.
SS John Grafton
S/S John Grafton was a steamboat which was used in an unsuccessful attempt to smuggle large quantities of arms for the Finnish resistance to the Imperial Russian regime in 1905. The matter later came to be known as the "Grafton Affair". The S/S John Grafton was a 315-ton ship built in 1883. It was bought by Akashi Motojiro in 1905 to aid an armed uprising in Finland. This was done nominally in the name of a sympathetic London wine merchant.
Jakobstad sub-region
Jakobstad sub-region is a subdivision of Ostrobothnia and one of the Sub-regions of Finland since 2009.