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Kristinestad (Finnish: Kristiinankaupunki) is a small, idyllic seaside town. The town invites visitors to walk along the narrow lanes, get to know the charming churches and museums and grab something to eat by the sea.
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Kristinestad was founded in 1649 and named after the Swedish queen Christina. Finland was at this point a part of Sweden. Ship building, seafaring, leather factories, breweries, fishing and various workshops raised the city to its bloom.
In the 19th century, the merchant fleet of Kristi-nestad was one of the largest in the country, and the port was one of the busiest in the Gulf of Bothnia.
The city centre has changed its expression over the years but it still reflects the centuries of tradition in a unique way. It can be felt when walking down the narrow streets between the well-preserved wooden houses that have been spared from the flames. Kristinestad is a quite small town, you can reach almost everything within a block or two of the market square.
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The villages that surround the town are also worth visiting.
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Kristinestad is bilingual, like many other towns on the finnish coast. The inhabitants speak Finnish and Swedish.
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old ulrika eleonora church, the town centre...
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tourist office is located in the yellow Corner-house
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Published on Tuesday October 20th, 2009 by kajsa
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