Kokkola (Karleby in Swedish) is a town and municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 35,756 (2003) and covers an area of 332.44 km² of which 4.92 km² is water. The population density is 107.6 inhabitants per km².

The town of Kokkola/Karleby was chartered in 1620.

The municipality is bilingual with 81.0% being Finnish and 17.9% Swedish speakers.

See also: Nykarleby, Älvkarleby (Sweden)