Culture and sights thumb|Statue of Anders Chydenius (1729–1803) in Kokkola, made by sculptor Walter Runeberg (1838–1920). The city is the home of the world-renowned Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, which was founded by the conductor Juha Kangas in 1972.
Culture and sights thumb|Statue of Anders Chydenius (1729–1803) in Kokkola made by sculptor Walter Runeberg (1838–1920). The city is the home of the world-reno,wned Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, which was founded by the conductor Juha Kangas in 1972.