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

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CHILDREN'S CULTURAL WEEKS
Concerts, theatre performances, dance, movies, literature.
CONTACT:
Children's Cultural Centre of Kotka
www.kotka.fi/lastenkulttuuri		  
1-22 February
III INTERNATIONAL ORGAN COMPETITION
CONTACT:
City of Kotka
Sibelius Academy and Kotka Parish
www.organcompetition.kotka.fi		  
18-24 April
130 YEARS OF KOTKA
Anniversary with various events: concerts, seminars, street performances.
CONTACT:
City of Kotka
www.kotka.fi		  
13-19 July
KOTKA MARITIME FESTIVAL
And on 17 -19 July: Children's Maritime Festival.
CONTACT:
Kotka Cultural Services
www.meripaivat.com
Children's Cultural Centre of Kotka www.lastenmeripaivat.com		  
16-19 July
KYMI GRAND MARKET
CONTACT:
Markkinaperinteen tuki ry
www.markkina.net		  
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.

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