Question of the Week: Town of Jakobstad’s Newsletter
The Town of Jakobstad publishes a newsletter six times a year. The latest newsletter was sent to subscribers on 4 November 2026. Respond to the survey about the newsletter by 15 November. Did you know that you can see the…
Question of the Week: The Bilingualism Programme (follow-up 2026)
The town of Jakobstad has developed a bilingualism programme 2024–2030, with the intention of promoting equality between Finnish and Swedish within the town’s administration and services, as well as strengthening an atmosphere where people from both language groups feel equal…
Question of the Week: Home Preparedness
Do you have home preparedness to cope without electricity, water and heat for at least three days? The town organises an online residents’ forum about home preparedness on Wednesday 21 October 2026 at 17.00–18.30. Sign up by answering the Question…
Question of the Week: The Town’s Economy
What do you think the town should do to address the debt burden? You have time to answer until Sunday, October 4, 2026. Did you know that you can see the result of last and previous “Question of the week”…
Question of the Week: Youth Gala
In 2026 the youth council in Jakobstad is celebrating its 20-year anniversary. To celebrate this, we have decided to organise a gala to highlight actors in the town who work in various ways for the benefit of young people. The…
Question of the Week: Researchers’ Night
At Campus Allegro, Novia UAS and Centria UAS work with both education and Research, Development and Innovation (RDI). Ahead of Researchers’ Night on 25 September, we would like to hear what people in Jakobstad know about the research and development…
Question of the Week: Jakobs Days 2026
Jeppis Gallup is back after the summer break, and the first gallup of the autumn is about Jakobs Days 2026. What do you think worked particularly well during the event? What did you miss, and what could be improved for…
Improvements to the Beaches at the Old Harbour and Fäboda Through the Participatory Budget
The funds allocated to the 2026 Participatory Budget have been used during the summer to develop the Old Harbour and Fäboda areas in line with residents’ proposals and wishes. During March 2026, residents of Jakobstad had the opportunity to submit…
Question of the Week: Competition for centre achievements
We are looking for the Centre Achievement of the Year 2026 in a competition that is organised for the second time in Jakobstad. Nominate an event, business, phenomenon, artwork or a person that has contributed to Jakobstad’s centre and had…
Question of the Week: Public Art
The town of Jakobstad is currently working on an Arts Programme for public art. The programme will be discussed in the town council during autumn 2026. Before that, we would like to hear the residents’ thoughts and opinions about art…