Hamina
Sign in to saveHamina (; , , Sweden ) is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located approximately east of the country's capital Helsinki, in the Kymenlaakso region, and formerly the province of Southern Finland. The municipality's population is (as of ) and covers an area of , of which is water. The population density is . The population of the central town is approximately 10,000. The municipal language of Hamina is Finnish.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Hamina
- Settlement.other_name
- Fredrikshamn
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Hamina montage.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Clockwise from top-left: St. Mary's Church, the Reserve Officer School, the countryside of Husula neighbourhood, a view from the Sailor Pavilion towards Tervasaari and the historical Town Hall.
- Settlement.image_flag
- Hamina.lippu.svg
- Settlement.flag_size
- 120x70px
- Settlement.image_shield
- Hamina.vaakuna.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 120x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Hamina sijainti Suomi.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 250px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Location of Hamina in Finland
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kymenlaakso
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Sub-region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kotka-Hamina
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Hamina (; , , Sweden ) is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located approximately east of the country's capital Helsinki, in the Kymenlaakso region, and formerly the province of Southern Finland. The municipality's population is (as of ) and covers an area of , of which is water. The population density is . The population of the central town is approximately 10,000. The municipal language of Hamina is Finnish.
Highway 7 (E18) is the town's road connection to Helsinki, after it was upgraded to a continuous motorway in September 2014. Hamina is also the base of one of the most important harbors of Finland, the Port of Hamina-Kotka. The port specializes in forest products and the transit of cargo to Russia. One of Google's five European data centers is situated in Hamina.