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JakobstadJakobstad, or Pietarsaari, is a town and municipality in Finland. Statistics History The town was founded in 1652 by Ebba Brahe, the widow of the military commander Jacob De la Gardie, and was granted city privileges by Queen Christina of Sweden. The Swedish name literally means Jacobs's City or Jacobs's Town. The town was founded at the old harbour of the parish Pedersre and this name lives on in the Finnish name of the municipality, Pietarsaari. Culture Johan Ludvig Runeberg, the national poet of Finland, was born in Jakobstad. See also: Swedish People's Party External links
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