Kokemäki

Kokemäki is a town in Satakunta.

Understand

Kokemäki, a town of about 6900 inhabitants, is at the Kokemäki river (Kokemäenjoki), where the river stops twisting and turning and heads almost straight northwest to the Bothnian Sea outside Pori, right next to the railway and highway 2.

Get in

By car

Kokemäki is at highway 2, connecting Helsinki and Pori.

By train

The Tampere-Pori railway passes through town and there are several passenger trains a day in each direction.

By bus

There are buses from Pori and Huittinen to Kokemäki bus station. In addition, the stops along highway 2 are served by buses between Pori and Helsinki.

See

• 1 St. Henry's chapel. Bishop St. Henry, a missionary to Finland is reputed to have spent his last night in a granary at this place in January 1156, the next day he was murdered by pagan farmer Lalli. The woods of the current remains of a granary are from the 15th century - in 1857 the brick building which is the chapel was built around it. (updated Aug 2023)

• 2 Kokemäki Church/Church of Gustav III (Kokemäen kirkko/Kustaa III:n kirkko). Stone church from the late 18th century, named after the Swedish king at the time. (updated Aug 2023)

Eat

• 1 Ravintola Vanha Silta, Tulkkilantie 26. Pizza place. (updated Aug 2023)

• 2 Kokemäen Olkkari, Haapionkatu 17. Pub and restaurant. (updated Aug 2023)

Sleep

• 1 Hotelli Kokemäen Seurahuone, Teljänkatu 4, ☏ +358 50 593 9889, info@kokemaenseurahuone.fi. Hotel. (updated Aug 2023)