Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Information
Tourist Office
TOURIST INFORMATION
( 06-221-2311;
www.visitkristinestad.fi
;
Östralånggatan 53; 10am-5pm Mon-Fri year-round plus
11am-2pm Sat & Sun Jun & Jul)
Rents bikes (per day €10) .
Getting There & Away
Kristinestad is on Rd 662 off Hwy 8, 100km south of Vaasa. Buses between Pori (€22, 1½
hours) and Vaasa (€24, 1¾ hours) stop at Kristinestad five times daily Monday to Friday,
four on Saturday and Sunday.
Närpes & Around
06 / Pop 9390
Surrounded by greenhouses, Finland's tomato capital, Närpes (Finnish: Närpiö), has one of
the country's highest populations of Swedish speakers (93% Swedophone), with a local ac-
cent that has evolved into a distinct dialect.
Sights
Närpes Church
CHURCH
(Kyrkvägen 21; 10am-5pm Jun-Aug)
Medieval Närpes Church, 1km south of Närpes' town centre, is surrounded by over 150
kyrkstallar
(church stables), built in the 15th century for parishioners who rode in from
rural farms to worship. Its altar dates from 1803 and was painted by the Swedish court
painter Pehr Hörberg; the crucifix that lies upon it is from the 1400s.
Öjskogparken
MUSEUM
( 040-505-5377;Kyrkvägen 23;admission by €2 donation, theatre tickets adult/child €20/10;
11am-4pm Mon-Fri Jun-mid-Aug)
