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Nykarleby (; , ) is a town in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. The town is situated in Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population is approximately , while the sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland.
Nykarleby is a bilingual municipality with Finnish language and Swedish language as its official languages. The population consists of Finnish speakers, Swedish speakers, and speakers of other languages.
The largest employers in the town are Prevex (member of KWH Group), a packaging and piping products manufacturer, Westwood, which manufactures wooden staircases, and in the village of Jeppo, KWH Mirka, a coated abrasives manufacturer. A Swedish-speaking art school ( Svenska Konstskolan) is located in Nykarleby town.
The battles of Nykarleby and Jutas were fought there between Swedish and Russian troops during the Finnish War in 1808.
Zacharias Topelius, an important author in Finland, was born in Nykarleby.
In 1995, the small, idyllic town was ranked as "the happiest city in Finland" in a controversial article in Helsingin Sanomat, the leading newspaper of Finland.Helsingin Sanomat Kuukausiliite, January 1995. [1] . Externally referred to in: Asiakastieto. Luottolista 2000. [2] Nykarleby has the highest concentration of Ukrainian speakers in Finland.
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