Kokemäki

Kokemäki (Finnish: [ˈkokeˌmæki]; Swedish: Kumo) is a town and municipality in the Satakunta Region of Finland.

Kokemäki River has long been an important waterway, well known for its salmon, whitefish and lamprey.

[9] It is believed that the Iron Age town of Teljä was located next to the Kokemäenjoki river at Kokemäki.

[10] The oldest stone carving yet found in Finland, dated at 8,000 to 9,000 years old, was discovered in nearby Huittinen in 1903.

The 10 cm elk's head is in a permanent exhibition at the National Museum of Finland in the capital, Helsinki.

While part of the Kingdom of Sweden, the administrative area (slottslän) of Kumogård (Kokemäenkartano) was created in 1331.

[9] The legend states that in 1156 Bishop Henry of Uppsala visited Satakunta on a preaching tour as a part of Eric IX of Sweden's first crusade to Finland.

There are two electric vehicle (EV) charging points in Kokemäki, with another 55 within a 160 kilometres (99 mi) radius.

[13] The private coach companies OnniBus and ExpressBus operate services to all major towns and regions in Finland.

The state-owned rail company VR operates a service between Tampere and Pori, stopping at Kokemäki.

Kokemäenjoki river