Kouvola

Kouvola is a city and municipality in southeastern Finland. It is positioned on the Kymijoki River within the vicinity of Kymenlaakso and 134 kilometers northeast of the capital, Helsinki. The town has a population of 83,149 and covers a place of 2,883.30 square kilometers of which 325.06 km2 is water. The populace density is 32.5 inhabitants in step with square kilometer. The village of Kouvola has been inhabited for the reason that center Ages, and it has belonged alternately to the church buildings of Hollola, Iitti and Valkeala. However, the actual development did not start till the 1870s while the Riihimaki Saint Petersburg line became built and Kouvola have become a railway junction.

Kouvola railroad built Kymin mill founder Axel Wilhelm Wahren railway management with the aid of on software, on the basis of the tune engineers decided to advocate the creation of a 5th cease role in a half mile east of the alert Otava with recognition on sandy soil on material. In the subsequent decade, Savo turned into built from Kouvola to the north and Kotka line south of Kouvola, resulting in Kouvola turning into one of the busiest railway junctions in Finland.