Kotka

The landscape around Kotka is a low, island-studded Baltic coast at the mouth of the Kymi River, which has shaped both the urban form and local economy. Founded in 1879 on Kotkansaari Island, the city developed around its harbour, maritime trade and forest-industry connections. Maritime Centre Vellamo houses the Finnish Maritime Museum and the Kymenlaakso Museum in a striking waterside building. Nearby Langinkoski is known for its imperial fishing lodge, used by Tsar Alexander III. See how Kotka fits within the wider Kymenlaakso coast by browsing webcams nearby.

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