Imatra
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| Imatra | |||
| — Town — | |||
| Imatran kaupunki | |||
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| Coordinates: 61°11′N 028°46′E / 61.183°N 28.767°ECoordinates: 61°11′N 028°46′E / 61.183°N 28.767°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| Province | Southern Finland | ||
| Region | South Karelia | ||
| Sub-region | Imatra sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1948 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Town manager | Pertti Lintunen | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 191.25 km2 (73.8 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 154.96 km2 (59.8 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 36.29 km2 (14 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 28,854 | ||
| - Density | 186.2/km2 (482.3/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 97% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| - Others | 2.9% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 13.8% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 64.1% | ||
| - 65 or older | 22.1% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18.75% | ||
| Website | www.imatra.fi | ||
Imatra is a town and municipality in eastern Finland, founded in 1948 around three industrial settlements near the Finnish–Russian border. In the course of the last 50 years, this amorphous group of settlements has grown into a modern industrial town dominated by Lake Saimaa, the Vuoksi River and the border. It gained its municipal charter in 1971.
On the other side of the border, 7 kilometres (4 mi) away from the centre of Imatra, lies the Russian town of Svetogorsk. St Petersburg is situated 210 km (130 mi) to the southeast, Finland's capital Helsinki is 230 km (140 mi) away and Lappeenranta, the nearest Finnish town, is 37 km (23 mi) away. Imatra belongs to the administrative province of Southern Finland and the region of South Karelia.
The main employers are Stora Enso Oyj, Town of Imatra, Ovako Bar Oy Ab and the Finnish Border Guard. As of October 2003, total number of employees was 12,423.[6] As of December 2004, 1,868 employees were employed by the Town of Imatra.
Imatra is the birthplace of National Hockey League players Jussi Markkanen and Petteri Nokelainen.
The current mayor of Imatra is Pertti Lintunen.
[edit] References
- ^ "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
- ^ "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5D795199C7CAC193C22575A000324AE2/$file/20090331.htm. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
- ^ Imatra town homepage
[edit] External links
Media related to Imatra at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Imatra – Official site
- Imatra travel guide from Wikitravel
- goSaimaa.fi – Travel information about Imatra
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