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Revision as of 07:54, 21 July 2016
Template:Infobox Finnish municipality Kouvola is a town and municipality in southeastern Finland. It is located 134 kilometres (83 mi) northeast of the capital, Helsinki.
The city has a population of Template:Infobox Finnish Municipality/population count (Error: Invalid time.)[1] and covers an area of [convert: invalid number] of which [convert: invalid number] is water.[2] The population density is [convert: invalid number].
The town originally grew up around the junction of the north-south and east-west rail tracks. It was also a major road transport junction.
In January 2009, the six municipalities of Kouvola, Kuusankoski, Elimäki, Anjalankoski, Valkeala and Jaala were consolidated, forming the new municipality of Kouvola. Kouvola can now claim the natural beauty of Valkeala and Jaala as well as the cultural heritage of Elimäki and Anjalankoski as its own, the town itself being infamous for its Soviet-like Brutalist architecture[3] and allegedly high crime rate [citation needed]. Kouvola has also assumed the slogan Kymijoen kaupunki (the town of Kymijoki) previously used by Anjalankoski.[4]
Newspapers Kouvolan Sanomat and Keskilaakso are published in Kouvola.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Kouvola is twinned with:
- Balatonfüred, Hungary
- Vologda, Russia
- Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
- Güstrow, Germany
References
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value (help) - ^ "Kouvolan kaupunki". Website of Kouvola. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
External links
Media related to Kouvola at Wikimedia Commons
- The official website of Kouvola
- Kouvola Tourist Office
- Kouvola travel guide from Wikivoyage
- h2g2.com on Kouvola