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Lappeenranta —  City  — Lappeenrannan kaupunki Lappeenranta harbour Coat of arms Location of Lappeenranta in Finland Coordinates: 61°04′N 028°11′E / 61.067°N 28.183°E / 61.067; 28.183Coordinates: 61°04′N 028°11′E / 61.067°N 28.183°E / 61.067; 28.183 Country Finland Region South Karelia Sub-region Lappeenranta sub-region Charter 1649 Government  - City manager Seppo Miettinen Area(2010-01-01)[1]  - Total 1,723.76 km2 (665.5 sq mi)  - Land 1,433.54 km2 (553.5 sq mi)  - Water 290.22 km2 (112.1 sq mi) Area rank 56th largest in Finland Population (2010-03-31)[2]  - Total 71,913  - Rank 13th largest in Finland  - Density 50.16/km2 (129.9/sq mi) Population by native language[3]  - Finnish 95.9% (official)  - Swedish 0.1%  - Others 4% Population by age[4]  - 0 to 14 15.1%  - 15 to 64 67%  - 65 or older 17.9% Time zone EET (UTC+2)  - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) Municipal tax rate[5] 19.5% Urbanisation 90.4% Unemployment rate 14.7% Website www.lappeenranta.fi Lappeenranta (Swedish: Villmanstrand) is a city and municipality that resides on the shore of the lake Saimaa in South-Eastern Finland, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) from the Russian border. It belongs to the region of South Karelia. With approximately 72,000 inhabitants (31 March 2010) Lappeenranta is the 13th largest city in Finland.[2] The neighboring municipality of Joutseno was consolidated with Lappeenranta on January 1, 2009, and the neighboring municipality of Ylämaa on January 1, 2010. Contents 1 History 2 Name 3 Services 3.1 Education 3.2 Transport 4 Economy 5 Sports 6 Notable people 7 Tourism 8 International relations 8.1 Twin towns — Sister cities 9 References 10 External links 11 Picture Gallery // History The town was chartered in 1649 by Queen Christina of Sweden, legitimizing the trade at the then popular marketplace of Lapvesi. In 1741 the battle of Villmanstrand was fought between the Swedish and Russian armies in the Russo-Swedish War of 1741–1743. The battle ended in a Russian victory. Name The name Lappeenranta consists of the genitive of Lappee and the appellative ranta which means "shore". The history of Lappeenranta includes the rural municipality of Lappee and the hundred Lapvesi. The Swedish name Villmanstrand contains the words vildman meaning "wildman" and strand having the same meaning in English. The wildman is depicted on Lappeenranta's coat of arms. Services Education Lappeenranta has numerous schools at almost all levels of education, including the Lappeenranta University of Technology, South Karelia University of Applied Sciences, the Army Academy (branch of the Finnish Defence Forces), South Karelia Vocational College and South Karelia Adult Education Centre. Transport Lappeenranta is connected to neighbouring cities and municipalities by road, with railways heading north and south from the city. During the summer, when Lake Saimaa and Saimaa Canal are accessible by water, there is a connection by ship from Lappeenranta to Vyborg, Russia. There is also an international airport airport in Lappeenranta. Thanks to scheduled flights between Lappeenranta, Düsseldorf and Riga, the metropolises of Europe are within easy reach. Lappeenranta Airport is Finland’s fastest growing international airport with 364% growth in passenger numbers in 2010. Making a business or leisure trip to Brussels or London from Lappeenranta is no problem, especially when a direct route to Brussels-Charleroi opens in November 2010. Traffic Connections: Daily flights between Lappeenranta and Riga. Scheduled flights to Brussels-Charleroi, Weeze, Kuusamo and Tallinn. Fast train connections: to Helsinki in about 2 hours, and to St. Petersburg in about 2.5 hours, improving to 1.5 hours once the new Allegro train starts operation in December 2010. Economy This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (February 2010) The city's main employers are the City of Lappeenranta, UPM-Kymmene, South Karelia Central Hospital, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Paroc, Nordkalk, VR-Group, Fazer, The Armed Forces and Larox.[citation needed] The airline Fly Lappeenranta has its head office on the grounds of Lappeenranta Airport.[6] Sports Lappeenranta has multiple sports teams playing in top levels of Finnish sports leagues. SaiPa is an ice hockey team playing in the highest level in Finland, SM-Liiga. LrNMKY is a basketball team playing in the highest level in Korisliiga and have won two championships in 2005 and 2006. NST plays floorball in the Salibandyliiga and Rajaritarit is an American Football team in the Vaahteraliiga. In women's sports Catz Lappeenranta plays basketball and Pesä Ysit plays Finnish baseball, both in the top leagues of the nation. Lappeenrannan Veiterä, or just Veiterä, plays in the highest bandy division and has been Finnish champion 4 times. The city hosted the first ever Bandy World Championships for women in 2004. Finland-Norway at the Bandy World Championships for Women, 2004. Notable people Koop Arponen – singer and winner of the fourth series of the Idols in 2008. Laila Hirvisaari (formerly Laila Hietamies) - novelist, has written a novel series about Lappeenranta and its people Kari Jormakka - distinguished Professor of Architecture Theory at Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria Kotiteollisuus – popular hard rock band Arvi Lind – legendary Finnish TV news reader Mokoma – a thrash metal band Hanna Pakarinen – the first Idols winner in Finland came from Lappeenranta Christian Ruuttu – ice hockey player in the NHL in USA Satanic Warmaster - legendary Finnish black metal band Horna - legendary Finnish black metal band Vesa Vierikko – Finnish actor Heini - bass player of the band Indica Tourism Autumn in Lappeenranta Lappeenranta is known as a summer city, mostly due to its closeness to the Lake Saimaa. In addition, its inland location means that summers tend to be warmer and winters colder than along the coastal areas. Lappeenranta, however, does have a healthy winter tourism industry. Various cabins around Lake Saimaa, as well as numerous snowmobile, skiing and sledding tracks draw a fair number of winter visitors. The proximity of the Russian border is increasingly visible in the number of Russian tourists visiting the city. In fact, Lappeenranta is closer (211 km) to Saint Petersburg than Helsinki, the capital of Finland (221 km). The presence of Russians is noticeable by the many Russian registered cars on the streets and the use of signs in shops with Cyrillic letters. Places and events The old fortress, with a number of museums, cafés and the oldest Russian Orthodox church in Finland. The harbour area, with cruises to Vyborg and the nearby Saimaa Canal. The central market place, where you can enjoy the local specialities, such as meat pies known as "Atomi" (atom) or "Vety" (hydrogen). The Night of The Fort, a two-day cultural festival held in early August. The annual Lappeenranta National Singing Contest. The "Huvisatama" (pleasure harbour) offers a wide variety of amusement during the summer. There are two private cinema theatre in Lappeenranta: Kino-Aula and Nuijamies. International relations See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland Twin towns — Sister cities Lappeenranta is twinned with: Rakvere, Estonia Stykkisholmur, Iceland Drammen, Norway Örebro, Sweden Kolding, Denmark Klin, Russia Vyborg, Russia Schwäbisch Hall, Germany Szombathely, Hungary Lake Worth, United States References ^ "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2010" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2010.pdf. Retrieved 27 March 2010.  ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2010" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/ACFC13B2F489698CC22577030039BD73/$file/20100331.htm. Retrieved 13 April 2010.  ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009.  ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.  ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2010". Tax Administration of Finland. 24 November 2009. http://www.vero.fi/download.asp?id=5853;25512. Retrieved 13 January 2010.  ^ "Contact Us." Fly Lappeenranta. Retrieved on 25 February 2010. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Lappeenranta City of Lappeenranta – Official site Lappeenranta travel guide from Wikitravel Satellite Image of Lappeenranta at Google Maps Detailed aerial photography of Lappeenranta (click on "ilmakuva"). Much more detailed than Google's equivalent service. goSaimaa.fi – travel information about Lappeenranta Picture Gallery Kauppakatu street Memorial at Lappeenranta to the dead of the Winter and Continuation Wars Port of Lappeenranta by day Lappeenranta harbour in the middle of autumn. v • d • e Municipalities of South Karelia Municipalities Imatra · Lappeenranta · Lemi · Luumäki · Parikkala · Rautjärvi · Ruokolahti · Savitaipale · Suomenniemi · Taipalsaari Former municipalities Joutseno · Lappee · Lauritsala · Nuijamaa · Saari · Simpele · Uukuniemi · Ylämaa South Karelia · Finland