Jakobstad
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Jakobstad is a town in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Jakobstad is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Jakobstad is approximately 20,000, while t
Jakobstad Town Hall
The "Strengberg" tobacco factory
The Strengberg tobacco factory in 1900
The Skolparken botanical garden
Jacob De la Gardie
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Field Marshal and Count Jacob Pontusson De la Gardie was a statesman and a soldier of the Swedish Empire, and a Marshal from 1620 until his death.
Jakobstad
…speakers, 53% Swedish speakers, and 17% speakers of other languages. The Swedish name literally means Jacob's City or Jacob's Town, in reference to Jacob De la Gardie. Colloquially, the town is known as Jeppis. It was founded at the old harbour of the parish Pedersöre and this name lives on in its Finnish name…
Portrait, 1606
Jacob De la Gardie
Ebba Brahe