Kouvola is a city and municipality in southeastern Finland. It is located on the Kymijoki River in the region of Kymenlaakso and 134 kilometres (83 mi) northeast of the capital, Helsinki. With Kotka, Kouvola is one of the capital centers and is the largest city in the Kymenlaakso region.
Kouvola is bordered by the municipalities of Hamina, Heinola, Iitti, Kotka, Lapinjärvi, Loviisa, Luumäki, Miehikkälä, Mäntyharju, Pyhtää and Savitaipale.
Places to visit
Attractions
Kouvola urban area
- Pharmacy Museum
- Käpylä Church , Käpylä
- Kaunisnurmi Museum Quarter , railway quarter
- Town hall
- The old barracks area of Kasarminmäki
- Central Church
- Kouvola House and Kouvola Art Museum
- Kouvola City Library
- Kouvola Miniature Railway Museum
- Kouvola railway station
- Kouvola RRT Kouvola RR Terminal (Rail-Road)
- Kouvola Theater
- Käyrälammi camping site (Tykkimäki Camping), Tykkimäki
- Mielakka ski resort
- Orthodox church
- Tube Radio Museum
- Ratamo Center (Hospital)
- Tykkimäki amusement park
- Tykkimäki Motorsports Center
- Ahvionkoski and Kuovinkallio
- Anjala
- Anjala Manor
- Duck purl
- Anjala Church
- Anjala Church Mountain
- Sippolan Hovi (now a school home), Finland’s largest wooden mansion
- Sippola Church , Sippola
- Wrede family cemetery in the village of Anjala
- Elimäki
- Irritable
- Yawl
- Goat Lake
- Verla Factory Museum Area
- Kuusankoski
- Kuusankoski house
- Kuusankoski Church
- UPM Kymi ( Kymintehdas )
- Kettumäki Homeland House
- Myllykoski
- Keskikoski bridge
- Rauhala Museum and Guesthouse
- Myllykoski Church
- Polish House Museum
- White area
- Utin ramparts , Utti
- Repovesi National Park
Events
- Kouvola Day is celebrated on May 7, when traveling by bus is free throughout the city.
- A medieval Wiipurintie market will be held in Kasarminmäki during the summer
- Live white
- Kymijoki beer festival
- The Kouvola Pride human rights event will be celebrated in late August
- China Week
- Kouvola Detective Days
- Kouvola Komia Music Week
- Jellyfish Festival
- Magic Days
- Night of the arts
- Vappugospel
- Found Open Air
- Pioneer Festival ( Koria-Roll )
- Fashion night
- Vonteen’s waltz
Culture
- The name itself derives from Old Finnish kouvo, meaning bear and wolf. The arms are Sable, an escarbuncle Or, base wavy Argent.
- Verla factory, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located near Kouvola.
- The newspapers Kouvolan Sanomat and Keskilaakso are published in Kouvola.
- The third biggest Amusement park in Finland, called Tykkimäki is located in Kouvola.
Food culture
- Kouvola pitäjäruoiksi was named in the 1980s herring rolls , pea soup , and etikkasienet talkkunahyve .
- Kouvola licorice was named the best licorice in Finland in 1995
Education
University-level research in the field of business administration and logistics to perform LUT University Kouvola unit, but the LUT University does not offer training courses at university level degree in Kouvola. Previously, the city also housed the Department of Translation Studies at the University of Helsinki (initially the Kouvola Language Institute , then the Department of Translator Training at the University of Helsinki), but moved to Helsinki in 2009.
Southeast Finland University of Applied Sciences offers business, education and design and media polytechnic education in Kouvola. Vocational training in several fields is organized by the Kouvola Region Vocational College .
