Kotka - Kotka

Kotka (Finnish kotka - eagle) is one at the mouth of the Kymijoki port city located in the Gulf of Finland in Southern Finland.

background

Kotka has about 55,000 inhabitants and is divided into two centers, one on the island of Kotkansaari and the other in Karhula on the mainland. The Kotka Harbor on the island of Mussalo is one of the largest export ports in Finland. The cityscape is strongly shaped by the flowing Kymijoki River and the archipelago-rich Baltic Sea.

getting there

By plane

• The 60.31722222222224.9633333333331 Helsinki-Vantaa Airport(IATA: HEL) is the nearest airport with international connections. He is good over the after a total of about 130 km to reach.
• The 60.5713888926.896111112 Kymi Airport (EFKY)(ICAO: EFKY), about 15 km north of Kotka, is used by sport pilots.

By train

The 60.46526.9273333333333 Kotka railway station is regularly approached from Helsinki via Kouvola. There is also a rail link to St. Petersburg via Kouvola.

By bus

In the street

The / 7 is an important west-east connection (Helsinki - St. Petersburg) and affects Kotka in the north.

By boat

• Cruise ships call at Kotka several times a year
• Several freight ferries connect Kotka with ports in Germany, Poland and Estonia
• As a passenger one Freighter voyage Kotka is an interesting port of destination.

mobility

Tourist Attractions

Worth seeing are the new town hall from 1934, the Greek Orthodox church from 1795 and the imperial fisherman's hut, which was built in the park in 1889 Langinkoski for Tsar Alexander III. was erected.

Churches

• The 60.465326.94781 St Nicholas Orthodox Church, located in the center of the city in a park, is worth seeing.
• The 60.46526.9372222222222 City Church with its high tower towers over all buildings in the city.

Museums

• The 60.4612926.950693 Maretarium in the Sapokankatu 2 is an interesting aquarium with the typical Finnish fish species.
• The 60.472826.9454 Maritime Center Vellamo, Tornatorintie 99, is an internationally recognized maritime museum.
• The 60.472826.94355 Icebreaker TARMO is the oldest surviving icebreaker in the world. It can be visited from May to August.
• The 60.5750226.897626 Aviation Museum, Lentokentäntie 234, at Kymi airfield is worth a trip.

Parks

activities

shop

kitchen

• 60.4618326.950011  Wanha Fiskari, Juha Vainion katu 2, 48100 Kotka. E-mail: [email protected]. Fish in all variations. The menu is also available in English.Open: Mon 12: 00-16: 00; Tue-Fri 12: 00-22: 00; Sa 14: 00-21: 00.last change: Jan. 2020

nightlife

accommodation

Learn

Work

security

health

Events

Every year in summer the so-called Sea Days take place in Kotka. This is a popular folk festival that is known far beyond Kotka's borders and attracts crowds of especially young visitors every year.

Practical advice

trips

• To Porvoo about the , 80 km, to Helsinki 135 km
• To the fortress city Hamina about the , approx. 20 km

literature

Web links

• http://www.kotka.fi/ (fi) - Official website of Kotka