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The Best Attractions In Kristiinankaupunki

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Kristinestad is a town and a municipality in Finland. It is located in the western part of Finland on the shore of the Bothnian Sea. The population of Kristinestad is 6,605 and the municipality covers an area of 682.53 km2 of which 14.66 km2 is inland water . The population density is 9.68/km2 . The population is bilingual with a majority speaking Swedish and the minority Finnish . The town was chartered in 1649 by Per Brahe the Younger at Koppö island and is named for Queen Christina of Sweden. Kristinestad is known for its old town with low wooden houses and narrow alleys. In April, 2011, Kristinestad became Finland's first Cittaslow community.
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  • 5. Yyteri Beach Pori
    Yyteri is a district and a beach in the city of Pori, Finland. It is located about 17 kilometres from the centre, bordering the Baltic sea. Yyteri is not an urban district, instead it is mostly like a holiday resort.
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  • 7. Seinajoki Library Seinajoki
    Seinäjoki is a city located in South Ostrobothnia, Finland. Seinäjoki originated around the Östermyra bruk iron and gunpowder factories founded in 1798. Seinäjoki became a municipality in 1868, market town in 1931 and town in 1960. In 2005, the municipality of Peräseinäjoki was merged into Seinäjoki, and in the beginning of 2009, the neighbouring municipalities of Nurmo and Ylistaro were consolidated with Seinäjoki. The Town library, Lakeuden Risti Church and central administrative buildings are designed by Alvar Aalto. The asteroid 1521 Seinäjoki bears the town's name. Seinäjoki was historically called Östermyra in Swedish. Today this name is very seldom used even among the Swedish speakers. Literal translation for Seinäjoki is Wallriver. Seinäjoki Airport is located in the n...
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  • 8. Juselius Mausoleum Pori
    Juselius Mausoleum is one of the most famous sights in Pori, Finland, located at the 1884 opened Käppärä Cemetery. It is the only mausoleum in Finland and was completed in 1903.
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  • 9. Aalto Center of Seinajoki Seinajoki
    Aalto Center is the administrative and cultural center of the City of Seinäjoki, Finland. It comprises six buildings, designed by Alvar Aalto and mainly completed between 1960 and 1968. The center represents one of Aalto's most important works and is notable in Finland and even internationally as an architectural whole. The wooden plan of the center is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
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