Hamina
Fredrikshamn | |
|---|---|
Town | |
| Haminan kaupunki Fredrikshamns stad | |
 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. | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Hamina in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°34′N 027°12′E / 60.567°N 27.200°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Kymenlaakso |
| Sub-region | Kotka-Hamina |
| Charter | 1653 |
| Named for | Frederick I of Sweden |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Ilari Soosalu |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,155.14 km2 (446.00 sq mi) |
| • Land | 609.89 km2 (235.48 sq mi) |
| • Water | 545.66 km2 (210.68 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 138th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 19,413 |
| • Rank | 60th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 31.83/km2 (82.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 91.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 12.8% |
| • 15 to 64 | 57.2% |
| • 65 or older | 30% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www |
Hamina (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈhɑminɑ]; Swedish: Fredrikshamn, Finland Swedish: [freːdriksˈhɑmn] , Sweden Swedish: [freːdrɪksˈhamːn]) 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 19,413 (as of 31 August 2024)[6] and covers an area of 1,155.14 square kilometres (446.00 sq mi), of which 545.66 km2 (210.68 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 31.83 inhabitants per square kilometre (82.4/sq mi). The population of the central town is approximately 10,000. The municipal language of Hamina is Finnish.
Highway 7 (E18) is the town's road connection to Helsinki, after it was upgraded to a continuous motorway in September 2014. Hamina is also the base of one of the most important harbors of Finland, the Port of Hamina-Kotka. The port specializes in forest products and the transit of cargo to Russia. One of Google's five European data centers is situated in Hamina.[7]
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2008". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ Hamina Data Center - Google Data centers