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Kokkola Camping
CAMPGROUND
( 06-831-4006;
www.kokkola-camping.fi
;Mentie 10;tents €13 plus per person €4, cabins €90, apts
€170)
This small, super-friendly riverside campground is 2km north of the town centre at the har-
bour. Cabins and amenities have been recently refitted and the brand-new apartments have
terraces looking onto the water.
Sokos Hotel Kaarle
HOTEL
( 06-111-8256;
www.hotelkaarle.fi
;
Kauppatori 4;s/d €125/150; )
Right on the central square, this is Kokkola's best hotel (admittedly competition is minim-
al). Staff are immensely helpful, and facilities are good; light sleepers should ask for a
room away from the restaurant-nightclub.
Eating
Vanhankaupungin Ravintola
INTERNATIONAL
( 06-834-9030;
www.vanhankaupunginravintola.fi
;
Isokatu 28;mains €23-33; 4-10pm Tue-Thu,
to 11pm Fri & Sat)
Inside a timber town house dating from 1831, this elegant affair often serves dishes with a
French accent such as fresh asparagus and lime hollandaise, sirloin with port jus and
frites,
and cheese boards for dessert.
Kaavya Kitchen
INDIAN
( 06-822-0900;
www.kaavyakitchen.com
;Pitkänsillankatu 23;lunch €9, mains €14-22;
11am-9pm Mon-Thu, to 10pm Fri, 11.30am-10pm Sat)
Contemporary and stylish Kaavya, Kokkola's first (and only) Indian restaurant, is a town
favourite for tandoori dishes cooked in a proper clay oven.
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Tourist Office
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