Pedersöre

Pedersöre is one of the old parishes of Ostrobothnia, stretching from the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia into the interior. It was named in a royal letter concerning trading rights in 1348. Over time its extensive territory gave rise to other parishes. In 1652 a town was established on its coast; Ebba Brahe named it Jakobstad after her late husband Jakob de la Gardie.