 During the winter time, Kokkola offers 20 skiing tracks with a total length of .Kokkola is the home of the ice hockeyclub Hermes, which plays in the second highest Finnish league (mestis).Moreover, there are the soccer clubs Kokkolan Palloveikot (KPV), which plays in the second highest Finnish league (Ykkonen) and Gamlakarleby Bollklubb (GBK), which plays in the third highest Finnish league (Kakkonen).