Kouvola - Citizendia

Kouvola is a town in southeastern Finland. This is a list of towns in Finland. In the year 1977 the juridical difference between cities towns and municipalities were removed Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It is located 134 km northeast of the capital, Helsinki. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Helsinki (in Finnish;) or Helsingfors (in Swedish;) is the Capital and largest city of Finland.

Kouvola's central location within Finland's borders and as a border post between the European Union and Russian Federation makes it a town full of hustle and bustle. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The town originally grew up around the junction of the north-south and east-west rail tracks. It was also a major road transport junction. Kouvola still treasures and benefits from its logistically good location.

As of 2009, the six municipalities - Kouvola, Kuusankoski, Elimäki, Anjalankoski, Valkeala and Jaala - will be merged, accounting for the new municipality of Kouvola with a population of over 80 000, being the 10th largest city in Finland.

Geographical facts

Population: town 31,339 (2003), region 97 818
Total area: 45. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. 0 km² (43. 8 km² land area, 1. 2 km² covered by water)
Population density: 696. 4 inhabitants per km²

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Municipalities of Kymenlaakso

Kymenlaakso | Southern Finland | Finland

The 12 municipalities of the Kymenlaakso Region ( Kymmenedalen) in Finland are divided on two sub-regions. Anjalankoski is a lively and developing town in Southern Finland with 17301 inhabitants (2006 estimate Elimäki is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Kymenlaakso Hamina (ˈhɑminɑ Swedish: Fredrikshamn) is one of Finland 's most important harbours Iitti (Swedish Itis) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Jaala is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Kymenlaakso region Kotkan kaupunki Kuusankoski is an industrial town in southeastern Finland in the region of Kymenlaakso in the province of Southern Finland. Miehikkälä is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Kymenlaakso Pyhtää in Finnish or Pyttis in Swedish is a municipality of Finland. Valkeala is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland, near the city of Kouvola, and it is Virolahti ( Vederlax in Swedish) is the southeastern-most municipality of Finland on the border of the Russian Federation Kymenlaakso ( Swedish Kymmenedalen) is a region ( maakunta / landskap) in Southern Finland. The Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. It borders the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe.

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