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Heinola () is a town and a municipality of inhabitants () located in the eastern part of the Päijät-Häme region, Finland, near the borders of the South Savo region and the Kymenlaakso region. It is the third largest municipality in the region in terms of population after Lahti and Hollola. The neighbour municipalities of Heinola are Asikkala, Hartola, Iitti, Kouvola, Mäntyharju, Nastola, Pertunmaa and Sysmä.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Heinola
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Heinola.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
A view from Heinola railway bridge towards the town center
Settlement.image_flag
Heinola.lippu.svg
Settlement.flag_size
120x70px
Settlement.image_shield
Heinola.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size
120x80px
Settlement.image_map
Heinola sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Heinola in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Päijät-Häme
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Lahti (current)Heinola (former)
Settlement.leader_title
Town manager
Settlement.leader_name
Jari Parkkonen
Settlement.established_title
Charter

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Heinolan kaupunki
Country
Finland
Official language
Finnish
Population
17694
Area
163.31
Elevation
91
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Shares border with
Sysmä
Official website
www.heinola.fi
Image
Heinola.jpg
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category of associated people
Category:People from Heinola
Commons category
Heinola
topic's main category
Category:Heinola
twinned administrative body
Peine
inception
1776-01-01
native label
Heinola
associated electoral district
Häme
located in the statistical territorial entity
Lahti sub-region
number of viewers/listeners
621722
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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Geography
  • Climate
  • Economy
  • Sights
  • Culture
  • Food
  • International relations
  • Twin towns — sister cities
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Heinola () is a town and a municipality of inhabitants () located in the eastern part of the Päijät-Häme region, Finland, near the borders of the South Savo region and the Kymenlaakso region. It is the third largest municipality in the region in terms of population after Lahti and Hollola. The neighbour municipalities of Heinola are Asikkala, Hartola, Iitti, Kouvola, Mäntyharju, Nastola, Pertunmaa and Sysmä.

In the coat of arms of Heinola, the Tavastia's provincial animal, the Eurasian lynx, crosses a fess resembling an arch bridge; it refers to the Jyränkö Bridge (Jyrängönsilta) from 1932, which crosses Jyrängönvirta, the smaller part of the Kymi River. The coat of arms was designed by Gustaf von Numers and approved by the Heinola Town Council at its meeting on 23 September 1958. The coat of arms was approved for use by the Ministry of the Interior on 11 November of the same year.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Heinola” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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