Joutseno

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Joutseno
Former municipality
Joutsenon kaupunki Joutseno stad
Joutseno Church.
Coat of arms
Location of Joutseno in Finland
Coordinates: 61°07′23″N 28°30′05″E / 61.1230340°N 28.5014586°E / 61.1230340; 28.5014586
Country	Finland
Province	Southern Finland Province
Region	South Karelia
Established	1941
Merged into Lappeenranta	2009
Seat	Joutsenon kirkonkylä
Area 498.35
• Land	311.2 km2 (120.2 sq mi)
• Water	187.15 km2 (72.26 sq mi)
Population  (2008-12-31)
• Total	10,659

Joutseno (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈjou̯tseno]) is a former town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region.

The municipality was unilingually Finnish. Joutseno was consolidated with Lappeenranta on 1 January 2009.

It bordered Lappeenranta, Taipalsaari, Ruokolahti and Imatra, prior to 1967 it bordered Lappee instead of Lappeenranta and prior to 1989 it bordered Nuijamaa. The municipality also had a 9 km border with Russia, more specifically its Vyborgsky District.