Kokkola
Kokkola, or
Karleby in
Swedish, is a
municipality in
Ostrobothnia,
Finland. The city of Kokkola/Karleby was chartered in
1620. The municipality is bi-lingual with 80 %
Finnish speakers and approximately 20 % Swedish speakers.
Note: There is also a municipality of Nykarleby and a Swedish municipality of Älvkarleby.