The central market square of the wooden old town, lined with brightly painted timber houses from the early 19th century. The square is the heart of Vanha Raahe and an excellent example of the strict grid planning that Sweden imposed on its new colonial towns around the Gulf of Bothnia.
A small farmers' market sets up here on Saturdays in the warm half of the year. The wooden bandstand is used for summer concerts, and the cafes around the edge are pleasant places to sit in the long northern evenings. Pekkatori is at its best in late June around midsummer, when the sun barely sets and the town fills with day-trippers from Oulu.