Kouvola: facts

At a glance

• Country: Finland
• Region: Kymenlaakso
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 78,094
• Coordinates: 60.8667° N, 26.7000° E
• Time zone: Europe/Helsinki (UTC+02:00 standard, UTC+03:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Euro (EUR)
• Distance to the capital, Helsinki: 124 km (77 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Lappeenranta Airport (LPP): 80 km (50 mi), straight line
• Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL): 113 km (70 mi), straight line
• Savonlinna Airport (SVL): 169 km (105 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Iitti: 20 km (12 mi)
• Elimaeki: 21 km (13 mi)
• Artjaervi: 37 km (23 mi)
• Lapinjaervi: 38 km (24 mi)
• Karhula: 40 km (25 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Lahti, 58 km (36 mi)