Kotka 75 48750

Kotka is a historic coastal town in southeastern Finland with a strong maritime heritage, notable cultural institutions and a declining population of about 52 000 people

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Kotka is located on the southeastern coast of Finland at the mouth of the Kymi River, in the Kymenlaakso region, postal code 48400

Historiikki

Kotka was chartered on 16 July 1879 after a Senate declaration on 16 April 1878 separated the islands of Kotkansaari and Hovinsaari from the former Kymi parish. The city incorporated Kymi, Haapasaari island and the former market town of Karhula later. Swedish was the official language until 1902 and the city was bilingual until 1906. The Second All‑Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party was held in Kotka in July 1907

Väestö

In 2020 Kotka had 51 668 inhabitants. The foreign‑born population was 5 278 (11 %). About 1 % of residents speak Swedish as their first language

Luonto ja virkistys

The city lies by the Kymi River and the Gulf of Finland and includes the island of Kotkansaari

Kulttuuri ja palvelut

Kotka hosts the Maritime Centre Vellamo with the Maritime Museum of Finland, the Museum of Kymenlaakso, the Coast Guard Museum and the Kotka Cultural Centre. Notable buildings include St. Nicholas Church and the Langinkoski Imperial Fishing Lodge. The city holds the annual Kotka Maritime Festival and has the Swedish‑language school Kotka Svenska Samskola founded in 1885

Liikenneyhteydet

Finnish national road 7 (E18) passes through Kotka, connecting it westward to Porvoo and Helsinki and eastward to St Petersburg. The Port of Kotka serves Finnish and Russian trade

Nähtävyydet

Maritime Centre Vellamo, St. Nicholas Church, Langinkoski Imperial Fishing Lodge, Kotka Maritime Festival and the Kymenlaakso Museum at Kantasatama Harbour

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Kotka is a historic coastal town in southeastern Finland with a strong maritime heritage, notable cultural institutions and a declining population of about 52 000 people

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Postitoimipaikka perustettu 1964-01-01