Lappeenranta

Lappeenranta is a city in Finland and the regional capital of South Karelia. It is located in the southeastern interior of the country and in the Finnish Lakeland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lauritsala and Myllymäki.

Lauritsala

Suburb

Photo: Johan Knutson, Public domain.

Lauritsala is a former Finnish market town in the South Karelia region. It was closed down on 1 January 1967 and was incorporated into Lappeenranta. The present district of Lauritsala comprises only the center of the former town. Lauritsala is situated 5 km north of Lappeenranta.

Myllymäki

Suburb

Photo: Алексей Решетников, CC BY 3.0.

Myllymäki is a suburb, which is situated 4 km northwest of Lappeenranta.

Lappeenranta

Type: Locality with 72,600 residents
Also known as: “405”
Location: Lappeenranta countryside, South Karelia, Southern Finland, Finland, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

61.0229° or 61° 1′ 23″ north

Longitude

28.2784° or 28° 16′ 42″ east

Population

72,600

Elevation

58 metres (190 feet)

Open location code

9GHC27FH+59

GeoNames ID

648901

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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Swedish—“Lappeenranta” goes by many names.

Finnish: “Lappeenrannan Kaupunki”
Finnish: “Lappeenranta”
Swedish: “Villmanstrand”
Swedish: “Villmanstrands Stad”

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