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Kymenlaakso

Also known as Kymmenedalen

Kymenlaakso (; ; "Kymi/Kymmene Valley") is a region in Finland. It borders the regions of Uusimaa, Päijät-Häme, South Savo and South Karelia and Russia (Leningrad Oblast). Its name means literally The Valley of River Kymi. Kymijoki is one of the biggest rivers in Finland with a drainage basin with 11% of the area of Finland. The city of Kotka with 51,000 inhabitants is located at the delta of River Kymi and has the most important import harbour in Finland. Other cities are Kouvola further in the inland which has after a municipal merger 81,000 inhabitants and the old bastion town Hamina.

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Kymenlaakso is a region in southeastern Finland named after the Kymi River, one of Finland's largest rivers, and includes the major cities of Kotka and Kouvola. The region is economically significant because Kotka is home to Finland's most important import harbor, while the Kymi River's drainage basin covers about 11% of Finland's total area.

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Settlement.demographics1_title2: Per capita
Settlement.name: Kymenlaakso
Settlement.official_name: Region of Kymenlaakso
Settlement.settlement_type: Region
Settlement.image_shield: Kymenlaakson maakunnan vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 75px
Settlement.image_map: Kymenlaakso sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 150px
Settlement.map_caption: Kymenlaakso on a map of Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Historical province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uusimaa, Karelia, Tavastia
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Former provinces
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Fief of Viborg Viborg and Nyslott County Kymmenegård and Nyslott County Vyborg Governorate Viipuri Province Province of Kymi Southern Finland Province
Settlement.seat_type: Capitals
Settlement.seat: Kotka and Kouvola
Settlement.parts_type: Other town

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Official name: Kymmenedalen
Population: 156198
Area: 4947.65
Official website: www.kymenlaakso.fi
Image: Olhava cliffs in Repovesi National Park, Kouvola (January 2020).jpg

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Commons category: Kymenlaakso
native label: Kymmenedalens
P11012: Mississippi River
inception: 1994-01-01

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Kymenlaakso was one of the first industrialised regions of Finland. It became the most important region for paper and pulp industry in Finland. Since the late 1900s many plants have closed, which has caused some deindustrialisation, unemployment and population decline in Kymenlaakso, especially in those communities that were built around plants in Kouvola.