Kymenlaakso, the Glossary

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1. 76 relations: Anjala, Anjalankoski, Centre Party (Finland), Christian Democrats (Finland), Deindustrialization, Drainage basin, Eastern European Summer Time, Eastern European Time, Elimäki, Eurasian bullfinch, Eurasian otter, European sprat, Ferrous metallurgy, Finland, Finnish Reform Movement, Finns Party, Forestry, Grand Duchy of Finland, Green League, Gulf of Finland, Haapasaari (Kotka), Hamina, Historical provinces of Finland, Industrialisation, Iris pseudacorus, Jaala, Karelia (historical province of Finland), Karelians, Karhula, Kotka, Kotka-Hamina sub-region, Kouvola, Kouvola sub-region, Kuusankoski, Kymi (river), Kymi Province, Kymi, Finland, Kymmenegård and Nyslott County, Left Alliance (Finland), Leningrad Oblast, Miehikkälä, Movement Now, Municipalities of Finland, National Coalition Party, NUTS statistical regions of Finland, Paper mill, Päijät-Häme, Personal union, Population decline, Pulp and paper industry, ... Expand index (26 more) »

2. Regions of Finland
3. Southern Finland Province

Anjala

Anjala was a town in Southern Finland, which merged in 1975 with Sippola to form Anjalankoski, later further merged into Kouvola.

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Anjalankoski

Anjalankoski is a former town and municipality of Finland.

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Centre Party (Finland)

The Centre Party, (Cen; Suomen Keskusta, Kesk; Centern i Finland, C) officially the Centre Party of Finland, is an agrarian-centrist political party in Finland.

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Christian Democrats (Finland)

The Christian Democrats (CD; Suomen Kristillisdemokraatit; Kristdemokraterna i Finland, KD) is a Christian-democratic political party in Finland.

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Deindustrialization

Deindustrialization is a process of social and economic change caused by the removal or reduction of industrial capacity or activity in a country or region, especially of heavy industry or manufacturing industry.

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Drainage basin

A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean.

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Eastern European Summer Time

Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) is one of the names of the UTC+03:00 time zone, which is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.

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Eastern European Time

Eastern European Time (EET) is one of the names of UTC+02:00 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.

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Elimäki

Elimäki (Swedish: Elimä) is a former municipality of Finland.

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Eurasian bullfinch

The Eurasian bullfinch, common bullfinch or bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) is a small passerine bird in the finch family, Fringillidae.

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Eurasian otter

The Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra), also known as the European otter, Eurasian river otter, European river otter, common otter, and Old World otter, is a semiaquatic mammal native to Eurasia and Maghreb.

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European sprat

The European sprat (Sprattus sprattus), also known as brisling, brisling sardine, bristling, garvie, garvock, Russian sardine, russlet, skipper or whitebait, is a species of small marine fish in the herring family Clupeidae.

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Ferrous metallurgy is the metallurgy of iron and its alloys.

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Finland

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.

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Finnish Reform Movement

The Finnish Reform Movement (Korjausliike, Korj), previously known as Blue Reform (Sininen tulevaisuus/Siniset), was a Finnish conservative political party.

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Finns Party

The Finns Party, (Perussuomalaiset, PS; Sannfinländarna, Sannf) formerly known as the True Finns, is a right-wing populist political party in Finland.

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Forestry

Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests and woodlands for associated resources for human and environmental benefits.

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Grand Duchy of Finland

The Grand Duchy of Finland, officially and also translated as the Grand Principality of Finland, was the predecessor state of modern Finland.

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Green League

The Green League, (Vihreä liitto, Vihr; Gröna förbundet; Ruoná lihttu; Ruánáá litto; Ruânn lett) shortened to the Greens, (Vihreät; de Gröna) is a green political party in Finland.

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Gulf of Finland

The Gulf of Finland (Soome laht; Suomenlahti; p; Finska viken) is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea.

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Haapasaari (Kotka)

Haapasaari (Aspö) is an island and a former municipality of Finland in the former Kymi Province, now in the Kymenlaakso region.

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Hamina

Hamina (Fredrikshamn,, Sweden) is a town and a municipality of Finland.

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Historical provinces of Finland

The historical provinces (historialliset maakunnat, singular historiallinen maakunta, historiska landskap) are former administrative or cultural areas of Finland, with origins from the slottslän of the Middle Ages.

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Industrialisation

Industrialisation (UK) or industrialization (US) is the period of social and economic change that transforms a human group from an agrarian society into an industrial society.

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Iris pseudacorus

Iris pseudacorus, the yellow flag, yellow iris, or water flag, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae.

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Jaala

Jaala is a former municipality of Finland.

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Karelia (historical province of Finland)

Karelia (Karjala) is a historical province of Finland, consisting of the modern-day Finnish regions of South Karelia and North Karelia plus the historical regions of Ladoga Karelia and the Karelian isthmus, which are now in Russia.

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Karelians

Karelians (karjalaižet, karjalazet, karjalaiset; karjalaiset; kareler, karelare; karely) are a Baltic Finnic ethnic group who are indigenous to the historical region of Karelia, which is today split between Finland and Russia.

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Karhula

Karhula is a former market town (kauppala) and a former municipality of Finland in the former Kymi Province, now in the Kymenlaakso region.

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Kotka

Kotka is a town in Finland, located on the southeastern coast of the country at the mouth of the Kymi River.

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Kotka-Hamina sub-region

Kotka-Hamina sub-region is a subdivision of Kymenlaakso and one of the Sub-regions of Finland since 2009.

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Kouvola

Kouvola is a city in Finland and the administrative capital of Kymenlaakso.

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Kouvola sub-region

The Kouvola sub-region is a subdivision of Kymenlaakso and one of the Sub-regions of Finland since 2009.

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Kuusankoski

Kuusankoski is a neighbourhood of city of Kouvola, former industrial town and municipality of Finland, located in the region of Kymenlaakso in the province of Southern Finland.

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Kymi (river)

The Kymi (Kymijoki, Kymmene älv) is a river in Finland.

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Kymi Province

The Kymi Province (Kymen lääni, Kymmene län) was a province of Finland from 1945 to 1997.

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Kymi, Finland

Kymi was a rural municipality in Finland, located in Kymenlaakso on the coast, about 100 km east of Helsinki.

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Kymmenegård and Nyslott County

Kymmenegård and Nyslott County (Kymmenegårds och Nyslotts län, Savonlinnan ja Kymenkartanon lääni) was a county of Sweden from 1721 to 1747.

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Left Alliance (Finland)

The Left Alliance (Vasemmistoliitto, Vas; Vänsterförbundet, VF) is a socialist political party in Finland.

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Leningrad Oblast

Leningrad Oblast (Leningradskaya oblast’) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast).

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Miehikkälä

Miehikkälä is a municipality of Finland.

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Movement Now

Movement Now (MN; Liike Nyt, Liik; Rörelse Nu, RN) is an economically liberal political party in Finland.

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Municipalities of Finland

The municipalities (kunta; kommun) represent the local level of administration in Finland and act as the fundamental, self-governing administrative units of the country.

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National Coalition Party

The National Coalition Party (NCP; Kansallinen Kokoomus, Kok; Samlingspartiet, Saml) is a liberal-conservative political party in Finland.

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NUTS statistical regions of Finland

In the NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) codes of Finland (FI), the three levels are.

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Paper mill

A paper mill is a factory devoted to making paper from vegetable fibres such as wood pulp, old rags, and other ingredients.

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Päijät-Häme

Päijät-Häme (Päijänne-Tavastland) is a region in Southern Finland south of the lake Päijänne. Kymenlaakso and Päijät-Häme are regions of Finland and Southern Finland Province.

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Personal union

A personal union is a combination of two or more monarchical states that have the same monarch while their boundaries, laws, and interests remain distinct.

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Population decline

Population decline, also known as depopulation, is a reduction in a human population size.

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Pulp and paper industry

The pulp and paper industry comprises companies that use wood, specifically pulpwood, as raw material and produce pulp, paper, paperboard, and other cellulose-based products.

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Pyhtää

Pyhtää (Pyttis) is a municipality of Finland.

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Rapakivi granite

Rapakivi granite is a hornblende-biotite granite containing large round crystals of orthoclase each with a rim of oligoclase (a variety of plagioclase).

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Regions of Finland

Finland is divided into 19 regions (maakunta; landskap) which are governed by regional councils that serve as forums of cooperation for the municipalities of each region.

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Russia

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia.

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Sawmill

A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber.

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Seven Star Movement

Seven Star Movement (Seitsemän tähden liike, Sjustjärnerörelsen) was a Finnish political party founded in 2018.

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Social Democratic Party of Finland

The Social Democratic Party of Finland (SDP, Suomen sosialidemokraattinen puolue, nicknamed: demarit in Finnish; Finlands socialdemokratiska parti) is a social democratic political party in Finland.

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South Karelia

South Karelia (or Southern Karelia, Etelä-Karjala; Södra Karelen) is a region of Finland. Kymenlaakso and South Karelia are regions of Finland and Southern Finland Province.

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South Savo

South Savo (or Southern Savonia; Etelä-Savo; Södra Savolax) is a region in the south-east of Finland. Kymenlaakso and south Savo are regions of Finland.

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Southern Finland Province

Southern Finland (Etelä-Suomen lääni, Södra Finlands län) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009.

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Steel

Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon with improved strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron.

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Stone Age

The Stone Age was a broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make stone tools with an edge, a point, or a percussion surface.

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Sweden

Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.

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Tavastia (historical province)

Tavastia (Tafæistaland; Tavastland; Häme; Old Russian Ямь or Емь) is a historical province in the south of Finland. Kymenlaakso and Tavastia (historical province) are Southern Finland Province.

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Tavastians

Tavastians (hämäläiset; Tavaster) are a Finnish tribe (heimo) and a modern subgroup of the Finnish people.

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Tourism

Tourism is travel for pleasure, and the commercial activity of providing and supporting such travel.

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Uusimaa

Uusimaa (Nyland,; both lit. 'new land') is a region of Finland. Kymenlaakso and Uusimaa are regions of Finland and Southern Finland Province.

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Uusimaa (historical province)

Uusimaa (Swedish: Nyland) is a historical province in the south of Finland.

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Valkeala

Valkeala is a former municipality of Finland.

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Vehkalahti

Vehkalahti is a former municipality surrounding the town of Hamina in south-eastern Finland.

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Viborg and Nyslott County

Viborg and Nyslott County (Viborgs och Nyslotts län, Viipurin ja Savonlinnan lääni) was a county of the Swedish Empire from 1634 to 1721.

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Viipuri Province

Viipuri Province was a historical province of Finland from 1812 to 1945.

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Virolahti

Virolahti (Vederlax) is the southeasternmost municipality of Finland on the border of Russia.

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Vuohijärvi

Vuohijärvi is a lake in Southern Finland.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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2019 Finnish parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 14 April 2019.

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See also

Regions of Finland

• Åland
• Central Finland
• Central Ostrobothnia
• Golden Triangle (Finland)
• Household pennant
• ISO 3166-2:FI
• Itä-Häme
• Kainuu
• Kanta-Häme
• Kymenlaakso
• Lapland (Finland)
• List of Finnish regions by GDP
• Mainland Finland
• North Karelia
• North Ostrobothnia
• North Savo
• Ostrobothnia (region)
• Päijät-Häme
• Pirkanmaa
• Regions of Finland
• Satakunta
• Savonia (historical province)
• South Karelia
• South Ostrobothnia
• South Savo
• Southwest Finland
• Svenskfinland
• Uusimaa
• Wellbeing services counties of Finland

Southern Finland Province

• Eastern Uusimaa
• Kanta-Häme
• Kirveskoski
• Kymenlaakso
• Päijät-Häme
• Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland
• Regions of Southern Finland
• South Karelia
• Southern Finland Province
• Tavastia (historical province)
• Uusimaa

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kymenlaakso

Also known as Kymen, Kymi (region), Kymi Valley, Kymmene Valley, Kymmenedalen.

, Pyhtää, Rapakivi granite, Regions of Finland, Russia, Sawmill, Seven Star Movement, Social Democratic Party of Finland, South Karelia, South Savo, Southern Finland Province, Steel, Stone Age, Sweden, Tavastia (historical province), Tavastians, Tourism, Uusimaa, Uusimaa (historical province), Valkeala, Vehkalahti, Viborg and Nyslott County, Viipuri Province, Virolahti, Vuohijärvi, World War II, 2019 Finnish parliamentary election.