Kouvola

Kouvola is a city and municipality in southeastern Finland. It is located along the Kymijoki River in the region of Kymenlaakso, 62 kilometres kilometers east of Lahti, 87 kilometres west of Lappeenranta and 134 kilometres northeast of the capital, Helsinki. With Kotka, Kouvola is one of the capital centers and is the largest city in the Kymenlaakso region.

The whole municipal area has a population of 79,309, but the actual downtown itself is home to 47,391 people. It covers an area of 2,883.30 square kilometres of which 325.06 km2 is water. The population density is 31 inhabitants per square kilometre.