THINGS TO SEE AND DO
Maritime Centre Vellamo www.merikeskusvellamo.fi
Kotka Maretarium
www.maretarium.fi
Langinkoski Imperial Fishing Lodge (1889)
www.langinkoskimuseo.com
MORE INFORMATION:
Kotka City Tourist Office
Keskuskatu 6, FI-48100 Kotka
Tel. +358 (0)5 234 4424
tourism@kotka.fi, www.visitkotka.fi
CONTACT: Children's Cultural Centre of Kotka www.kotka.fi/lastenkulttuuri |
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1-22 February |
CONTACT: City of Kotka Sibelius Academy and Kotka Parish www.organcompetition.kotka.fi |
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18-24 April |
CONTACT: City of Kotka www.kotka.fi |
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13-19 July |
CONTACT: Kotka Cultural Services www.meripaivat.com Children's Cultural Centre of Kotka www.lastenmeripaivat.com |
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16-19 July |
CONTACT: Markkinaperinteen tuki ry www.markkina.net |
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31 October- 1 November |
Kotka is only one and a half hour' drive from Helsinki. The Vaalimaa border crossing station on the border between Finland and Russia lies 65 kilometres away from Kotka, and the distance to the metropolis of St Petersburg is only 279 kilometres.
- 20 daily buses between Helsinki and Kotka, approx. 2 hours.
- Several buses to the Helsinki
- Vantaa airport, approx. 2 hours.
- Daily bus services to St Petersburg from Karhula (10 km from the centre of Kotka).
- Kymi airfield (approx. 15 km from the centre) for small aircraft.
- Six daily train services to Kouvola directly from the Kotka City Port, travel time less than one hour.
- In summer, Emperors' Summer Route cruises by Kristina Cruises to Lake Saimaa on Wednesdays and Saturdays.