Kotka: facts

At a glance

• Country: Finland
• Region: Kymenlaakso
• Administrative status: seat of a third-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA3)
• Population: approximately 50,157
• Coordinates: 60.4664° N, 26.9458° E
• Time zone: Europe/Helsinki (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Helsinki: 116 km (72 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Lappeenranta Airport (LPP): 92 km (57 mi), straight line
• Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL): 110 km (68 mi), straight line
• Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL, Estonia): 166 km (103 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Karhula: 6.2 km (3.8 mi)
• Broby: 13 km (8 mi)
• Hamina: 18 km (11 mi)
• Elimaeki: 38 km (24 mi)
• Lovisa: 40 km (25 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Lahti, 90 km (56 mi)