Trade and shipbuilding made Jakobstad a wealthy city, and a notable businessman of that time was the merchant and shipbuilder Adolf Lindskog, who also became one of the richest men in Finland.
O comercio e a construción naval fixeron de Pietarsaari unha cidade próspera, e un destacado home de negocios do tempo foi o comerciante e armador Adolf Lindskog, que tamén se converteu nun dos homes máis ricos de Finlandia.