Kouvola miniguide
Kouvola is located in Kymmene valley, ca. 58 km north of the port city of Kotka in the Gulf of Finland. It is a modern city, where most of the buildings date from the 1900s. Before Kouvola in 2009 was merged with five neighboring municipalities, the city had approximately 31,000 inhabitants. Large municipality population is now just over 88,000.
Kouvola is located in a geographical area with several hundred small and large lakes, where the number of cabins are also very high. Among the sights, Verla pulp mill and paper factory in Jaala, ca. 30 km outside Kouvola, mentioned. It is a complete industrial museum, which since 1996 has been on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
Otherwise, the the biggest attraction in Kouvola carnival Tykkimäki, located 4 miles from the center. With a total of 40 rides and other installations are Tykkimäki Finland's third largest amusement park.
Nearest major airport is Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport outside the capital, Helsinki, approx. 140 km southwest of Kouvola.
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