Jakobstad (pop. 20,000), 40km/25mi from Kokkola, was founded in 1652 by Ebba Brahe, widow of the Swedish general Count Jacob de la Gardie. In the 17th century the area around the commune of Pedersöre on which the town now stands was a fief of the de la Gardie family. Queen Christina of Sweden revoked the fief, but granted Count Jacob the right
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