This neighborhood from the 1650s is one of Finland’s most extensively preserved historical areas of wooden houses. It covers 12 blocks with hundreds of wooden houses and courtyard buildings. When wa...
These old wooden towns are quite rare in Finland nowadays considering our construction history. But these can be found at least from the west coast from small towns like Kokkola, Raahe, Pietarsaari a...
An interesting place to walk around, especially if you have a guide who'll explain the British navy's boat that was captured during an assault on Kokkola in the Crimean War, and how the window-ledge c...
I thought this was very interesting with quite a large area of old coloured wooden houses. It was interesting to have a walk around. As people still live in them you can't go inside and there is not m...
Neat old houses
Certainly would recommend for anyone visiting Kokkola. There's nothing spesifically interesting about them. Just a bunch old neat houses.
Charming historic area
This neighborhood from the 1650s is one of Finland’s most extensively preserved historical areas of wooden houses. It covers 12 blocks with hundreds of wooden houses and courtyard buildings. When wa...
Perhaps the most charming wooden town in Finland
These old wooden towns are quite rare in Finland nowadays considering our construction history. But these can be found at least from the west coast from small towns like Kokkola, Raahe, Pietarsaari a...
Crimean war? Had no idea...
An interesting place to walk around, especially if you have a guide who'll explain the British navy's boat that was captured during an assault on Kokkola in the Crimean War, and how the window-ledge c...
Unique area
I thought this was very interesting with quite a large area of old coloured wooden houses. It was interesting to have a walk around. As people still live in them you can't go inside and there is not m...