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Kotka
Kymenlaakso · Finland
City population
50,157
#21
in Finland
#2
in Kymenlaakso
#11,385
worldwide
60.466, 26.946 · 116 km from Helsinki
About Kotka
Kotka is a city in Kymenlaakso, Finland with a population of 50,157. It is the 21st largest of the 78 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Finland, and the 11,385th largest worldwide. It lies 116 km from Helsinki.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Kymenlaakso
Rank in region
#2of 4
Coordinates
60.466, 26.946
Record updated
19 November 2025
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 78 in FinlandClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.