Nykarleby (Finnish: Uusikaarlepyy) is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia.
Understand
[edit]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
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Map of Nykarleby
By car or bus. The railway per se isn't so far away but the closest station is that of Jakobstad, in Bennäs.
Get around
[edit]By taxi
[edit]- City Taxi Ab, ☏ +358 50 550 9866.
- Pirkon Pirssi Oy, ☏ +358 40 036 2155.
- Jocki's Taxi Ab Oy, ☏ +358 50 086 2140.
See
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- 1 Kuddnäs Museum, Jakobstadsvägen 22. The birth house of Topelius, a museum since 1934.
- 2 Topelius Park (Topeliparken). A park named after the author with two monuments dedicated to him.
- 3 Nykarleby Church, Kyrkogatan 6. A yellow wooden church next to the river.
Do
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[edit]Eat
[edit]- 1 Victoria Kebab Pizzeria, Sollefteågatan 11. Pizzeria.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Hotell Juthbacka, Juthasvägen 34, ☏ +358 44 230 0956, [email protected]. Hotel and restaurant.