New Year 2009 in Kotka Town, South Eastern Finland

KOTKA - City by the Sea

Kotka is the biggest city in Kymenlaakso County. It is located on the coast of the Baltic Sea, the Gulf of Finland, at the estuary of Kymi river. Kotka is known by its port, industry and maritime festivals. Kotka is also known as a multifaceted city of educational institutions and culture.

Kotka was founded in 1878. Now the population is about 55.000. The area is 750 km2, but most of it is water, 272 km2 is land. Kotka is located 130 km east from Helsinki and 290 km west from St. Petersburg; the highway no 18 runs through Kotka. In the city there are two centres, Kotkansaari (the Isle of Kotka) and Karhula.

The characteristics of Kotka are based on the sea and Kymi river. The port of Kotka is the second biggest export port in Finland. The main traffic consists of timber, paper, metal and stone; nowadays also more and more cars, which are an important part of transit traffic. The port of Kotka is the biggest transit port in Finland.

Kymi river is famous for fishing, you may catch salmon, pike, whitefish, perch, pikeperch... There are also many possibilities to paddle and shoot the rapids in the river. The archipelago of Kotka consists of tens of islands.

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[CloverTV]

Finland is the Winter Wonderland number one in the world. And Kotka looks good in snow. Town is very peaceful and has 4 season; summer, autumn, winter and spring.

Nothing to complain about living here in Finland. Not much crime, no slums, standard of living is one of the highest in the world, education for kids in free of charge and has been many times chosen best in the world...

In 2010 Newsweek chose Finland as the best place to live in the world. Come to Kotka by the sea!

[CloverTV]

Jep, jep. Kotka on mahtimesta! Huomenna 15.7. teen jokakesäisen pyhiinvaellukseni Kotkaan syömään Sapokan ravintolan lohileipiä, hengailemaan Merimuseon terassilla ja jos Raikke on iskussa ajamme veneellä Haminaan tai jonnekin, tai jonnekin...

[CloverTV]

syväsataman kupeessa siis... enpä ole siellä koskaan käynyt, mutta jos vaikka kesällä päräyttäisi jollakin pelille sinnekin!

[CloverTV]

Kotka on mahti mesta. Kesällä taas tullaan. Jos Raikke saa veneen vesille, se on menox merelle!

[popqvn]

I've been in this city in 1990.Nice town.Btw a dance bar (i don't remember the name exactly,it was something about Egypt) is still there?

[CloverTV]

Name of that legendary restaurant in Kotka where sailors used to drink and dance is Kairo. It´s still there at East Harbour of Kotka. But times have changed; no sailors, but they have jazz music alive at least in summeritme.

[nyrvg]

Wow I loved it .

What a beautiful place to live.I am a native New Yorker and miss the snow,l now live in Hawaii .

[neduuuh]

hah, kerrankii joku saa kotkan näyttämää hyvält paikalt:D vaikka eihän tää kyl niin hääppönen paikka oo asuu

[Munaaja159]

oon 14, asunu 14v kotkas;))

[silentcake]

Mä asuin kotkass 4 vuptta. On mielenkiintoista paikkaa...

[BlackGuitar265]

Paras paikka mis oon ikinä asunu, 15 vuotta nyt asuttu

[mertti96]

2.05 tulee vastaa pyöräl mun naapuri:D

[Maxpist]

mä asun mussalos / hovinsaaressa = )