Welcome to Christmas Opening on 1 December
The Christmas season in Pietarsaari-Jakobstad traditionally begins with the Christmas Opening at the town square. Our annual Christmas Opening is held on Friday 1st December 17:00 – 19:00. Christmas fair at the town square starts already at 15:00.
The number of nights spent in Jakobstad by domestic tourists was breaking records this summer
Even though the total number of registered overnight stays during summer 2023 (21 145 stays) did not reach the number of last year, the number of overnight stays for domestic tourists in May–September was record-breaking (19 599 stays). The accommodation revenue for…
Rusk celebrate its 10th anniversary 21-25.11.2023
Rusk – International creativity at the darkest time of the year – is a chamber music festival held annually in Pietarsaari/Jakobstad, Finland at the end of November. In the space of one week, artists both Finnish and foreign give concerts of…
Jakobstads Water informs on 1 November
The disturbances are now over. Jakobstad’s Water has been testing the iron content in the water at different points in the distribution system and the latest tests show that the iron content is within the ideal at all measuring points.…
Jakobstad’s Water informs on 30 October
Jakobstad’s Water has been testing the iron content in the distribution system today 30 October. One water sample was not within the recommendation for iron content, which is below 0,2 mg/l. Since the water samples show that the water in…
Jakobstad’s Water informs on 20 October
The iron content in the water going out from the waterworks is now clearly within the ideal. The test results from the production control shows 0,07 mg/l, when the ideal level is below 0,2 mg/l. The work now continues with…
Jakobstad’s Water’s information on 19 October
The iron content in the water going out from the waterworks is clearly declining, but the iron level is still a bit above the ideal. The water distribution system is being flushed around the town to decrease the iron content…
Jakobstad’s Water’s information on 18 October
Jakobstad’s Water informs that the iron content in the water is still elevated and that the distribution of drinking water continues as self-service at the town square. Due to the cold weather, the distribution is stopped at 22.00 in the…
Jakobstad’s Water is informing about the situation
The iron content in the water going out from the waterworks is still increased. The distribution of water from tankers continues at the town square and now another distribution point has been made possible. On Företagarvägen 24 a water point…
Jakobstad’s Water’s information on 16 October
Due to the changes in the taste and colour of the water, the waterworks is providing drinking water from the neighbouring municipalities in tankers at the market square. The distribution is staffed until 16 today, Monday 16 October 2023. During…