Getting There
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You find Kokkola in the middle of Finland on the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia. There are main roads from Kokkola to Turku, Jyväskylä, Kajaani and Oulu. Between Kokkola and Jakobstad (Pietarsaari) there is the scenic '7 Bridges Archipelago Road' ( Express Bus )
From Helsinki there are daily Finnair flights to Kruunupyy Airport, which is 22 km from Kokkola. An airport that in addition to domestic traffic offers regular flights to Sweden also makes international contacts easier ( Finnair ).
You can also get to Kokkola by train, the train station is in the very centre of Kokkola. Express trains from Helsinki to Kokkola take 4,5 hours, we also have a daily fast Pendolino-connection ( VR ).
GOING AROUND
Taxi
If you need taxi-services in Kokkola-region, please call 0100-85111.
Local bus
There are several buslines to go around Kokkola.
Busline n:o 7 goes from market place around Kokkola
and back.
Distances from Kokkola
Helsinki 491 km / 5,5 h
Jyväskylä 241 km / 2,5 h
Oulu 196 km / 2 h
Rovaniemi 420 km / 4,5 h
Tampere 324 km / 4 h
Turku 436 km / 4,5 h
Vaasa 121 km / 1,5 h
