Miehikkälä is a municipality of Finland in the Kymenlaakso region, located in the south-eastern corner of the country. It is part of the South Kymenlaakso grouping that also includes Kotka, Hamina, Pyhtää and Virolahti, the last of which lies on the nearby border and is reached via the E18 motorway. The municipality covers 440.34 square kilometres, of which 18.18 square kilometres is water.
With a population of 1,664 (31 December 2025), Miehikkälä is the smallest municipality in Kymenlaakso by population. Its population density is 3.94 inhabitants per square kilometre. It is a rural, community-based municipality where everyday life is close to nature, and local services are close by within a small, tight-knit community.
The municipality invests notably in families with children, including a renovated kindergarten and school centre and grants for first-time home buyers. Housing, both owner-occupied and rental, is described as spacious and affordable, with quiet plots of land available amid nature.