City profile · Finland · Europe
Lappeenranta
South Karelia · Finland
City population
72,909
#13
in Finland
#1
in South Karelia
#7,909
worldwide
61.059, 28.189 · 203 km from Helsinki
About Lappeenranta
Lappeenranta is a city in South Karelia, Finland with a population of 72,909. It is the 13th largest of the 78 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Finland, and the 7,909th largest worldwide. It lies 203 km from Helsinki.
Key Facts
Country
Region
South Karelia
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
104 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Helsinki
Coordinates
61.059, 28.189
Record updated
2025-11-18
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.