Kymenlaakso

Kymenlaakso
Kymenlaakso; Kymenlaakson maakunta; Kymmenedalens landskap
	— Region —
	; Coat of arms
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	Kymenlaakso on a map of Finland
Country	Finland
Historical province	Uusimaa (historical province), Karelia
	Area
• Total	5,595.36 km2 (2,160.38 sq mi)
	Population (2009)
• Total	183,300
• Density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
NUTS	186
Regional bird	Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Regional fish	Pike perch (Lucioperca lucioperca)
Regional flower	Yellow Iris (Iris pseudacorus)
Website	http://www.kymenlaakso.fi

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Kymenlaakso (Swedish: Kymmenedalen) is a region in Finland. It borders to the regions Uusimaa, Päijänne Tavastia, Southern Savonia, and South Karelia. Its name means literally The Valley of River Kymijoki. Kymijoki is one of the biggest rivers in Finland with a drainage basin with 11% of the area of Finland. The town of Kotka with 55,000 inhabitants is located at the delta of River Kymijoki and has the most important import harbour in Finland. Other cities are Kouvola further in the inland which has after a municipal merger 88,000 inhabitants and the old bastion town Hamina.

[edit] Historical provinces

For history, geography and culture see: Uusimaa (historical province), Karelia and Tavastia (historical province)

[edit] Municipalities

Main article: Municipalities of Kymenlaakso

There are seven municipalities in Kymenlaakso (Kymmenedalen). Cities and towns are marked in bold.

Kouvola Sub-region:

Iitti (Itis)
Kouvola

Kotka-Hamina Sub-region:

Hamina (Fredrikshamn)
Kotka
Miehikkälä
Pyhtää (Pyttis)
Virolahti (Vederlax)

[edit] Politics

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Kymenlaakso:

[edit] Gallery

A general view of Kotka town centre
Kymijoki River
Hamina Town Hall
Österviken Bay in the Gulf of Finland, Pyhtää
Inkeroinen church in Kouvola
Haukkavuori Tower, Kotka
Mustila Arboretum in Kouvola, biggest and oldest in Finland
Ships in Kotka harbour
A view from the round streets of Hamina
Anjala church, Kouvola
Sunila Factory; Kymenlaakso has a strong tradition of pulp mills
Anjala Manor, Kouvola
Architecture in Kotka
Bastions in Hamina
Kuusankoski church in Kouvola
Old harbour in Kotka with the Maritime Centre Vellamo during Meripäivät, an annual sea-related festival in Kotka
Kaunissaari, an island in Pyhtää
Repovesi National Park, Kouvola
Kymi church in Kotka
A view from Verla mill village in Kouvola
Kouvola Town Hall
The orthodox St. Peter-Paul Church in Hamina
Ahvenkoski Rapids in Kymijoki River, Pyhtää
A cannon from Salpa Line, Miehikkälä
The Rapakivi granite especially found in Virolahti was used in great measures to build the city of St Petersburg