Hamina
| Hamina | ||
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| Haminan kaupunki | ||
Clockwise from top-left: St. Mary's Church, the Reserve Officer School, the countryside of Husula neighbourhood, a view from the Sailor Pavilion towards Tervasaari and the historical Town Hall.
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 Location of Hamina in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 60°34′N 027°12′E / 60.567°N 27.200°ECoordinates: 60°34′N 027°12′E / 60.567°N 27.200°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | Kymenlaakso | |
| Sub-region | Kotka-Hamina | |
| Charter | 1653 | |
| Government | ||
| • Town manager | Hannu Muhonen | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 609.71 km2 (235.41 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 609.51 km2 (235.33 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 545.66 km2 (210.68 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 138th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 20,800 | |
| • Rank | 54th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 34.13/km2 (88.4/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 96.1% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.4% | |
| • Others | 3.5% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.1% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 63.8% | |
| • 65 or older | 21.1% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 20% | |
| Climate | Dfb | |
| Website | www.hamina.fi | |
Hamina (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhɑminɑ]; Swedish: Fredrikshamn, [freːdriksˈhamn]) is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located approximately 145 km (90 mi) east of the country's capital Helsinki, in the Kymenlaakso region, and formerly the province of Southern Finland. The municipality's population is 20800 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 609.71 square kilometres (235.41 sq mi), of which 545.66 km2 (210.68 sq mi) is water. The population density is 34.13 inhabitants per square kilometre (88.4/sq mi). The population of the central town is approximately 10,000. Hamina is unilingually Finnish speaking.
Valtatie 7 is the town's road connection to Helsinki, after it was upgraded to a continuous motorway in September 2014. Hamina is also one of the most important harbors of Finland. The port specializes in forest products and transit cargo to Russia. One of Google's three European data centers is situated in Hamina.
Vehkalahti county was mentioned in documents for the first time in 1336. At the proposal of Count Peter Brahe, the area surrounding the Vehkalahti church (nowadays St. Mary's Church) was separated from rest of Vehkalahti in 1653 and became a town called Vehkalahden Uusikaupunki (Veckelax Nystad in Swedish, "Newtown of Vehkalahti"). The town was destroyed during the Great Northern War in 1712.
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