Kouvola

Kouvola () is a city in Finland and the administrative capital of Kymenlaakso. It is located in the southeastern interior of the country. The population of Kouvola is approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland, and the 17th most populous urban area in the country.

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Kouvola is a city in southeastern Finland that serves as the administrative center of the Kymenlaakso region. It is the most populous municipality in Finland and ranks as the country's 17th largest urban area.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Kouvola
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.motto: Näköisesi paikka (The place you look like)
Settlement.image_skyline: Kouvola_aerial_2.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Aerial photo of Kuusankoski area of Kouvola
Settlement.image_shield: Kouvola.vaakuna.2009.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 120x80px
Settlement.image_map: Kouvola sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Kouvola in Finland
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe marker: city
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: 15px|link=Kymenlaakso Kymenlaakso
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kouvola
Settlement.leader_title: City manager
Settlement.leader_name: Marita Toikka

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Official website

Etusivu - Kouvolan kaupunki

Kouvola on turvallinen ja elinvoimainen Kaakkois-Suomen keskus. Asukkaita kaupungissa on noin 78 000. Kouvola on Suomen suurin varuskuntakaupunki ja maatalouskaupunki. Olemme edelläkävijä datataloudessa, elintarviketeollisuudessa ja puhtaan energian ratkaisuissa. Sijaintimme on erinomainen lähellä pääkaupunkiseutua sekä tärkeimpiä satamia rataverkon ja pääteiden solmukohdassa. Kouvola tarjoaa sopivan sekoituksen kaupunkiympäristöä, maaseutua, kulttuuria ja urheilua, luonnonrauhaa ja upeita vesistöjä.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Official name: Kouvolan kaupunki
Country: Finland
Located in: Viipuri Province
Official language: Finnish
Population: 78880
Area: 325.66
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Body of water: Kymi River
Capital of: Kymi Province
Shares border with: Savitaipale
Legal form: municipality of Finland
Follows: Elimäki
Official website: www.kouvola.fi
Image: Kouvola aerial 5.jpg

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category for people born here: Category:Births in Kouvola
twinned administrative body: Balatonfüred
Commons category: Kouvola
topic's main category: Category:Kouvola
category of associated people: Category:People from Kouvola
Commons gallery: Kouvola
owner of: Saviniemi
associated electoral district: Southeast Finland
located in the statistical territorial entity: Kouvola sub-region
native label: Kouvola
inception: 1875-00-00
citizens' initiative URL: www.kuntalaisaloite.fi/sv/sok?municipalities=286
number of viewers/listeners: 1544545

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Encyclopedic overview

19 sections

Contents

History
Culture
Province History of Kouvola
Sports
Local government
Climate
Demographics
Population
Languages
Immigration
Religion
International relations
Twin towns and sister cities
Regionalization
Notable people
Gallery
Notes
References
External links

Kouvola is located along the Kymijoki River in the region of Kymenlaakso, kilometers east of Lahti, west of Lappeenranta and northeast of the capital, Helsinki. With Kotka, Kouvola is one of the capital centers and is the largest city in the Kymenlaakso region.

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