Elimäki (; Swedish: ''Elimä'') is a former
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Finland
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.
It was located in the
province
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of
Southern Finland
Southern Finland (, ) was a province of Finland from 1997 to 2009. It bordered the provinces of Western Finland and Eastern Finland. It also bordered the Gulf of Finland and Russia.
History
On September 1, 1997 the Uusimaa Province, the Ky ...
and was part of the
region
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of
Kymenlaakso
Kymenlaakso (; ; "Kymi River, Kymi/Kymmene Valley") is a Regions of Finland, region in Finland. It borders the regions of Uusimaa, Päijät-Häme, Southern Savonia, South Savo and South Karelia and Russia (Leningrad Oblast). Its name means lit ...
. The municipality had a population of 8,199
and covered an area of 391.74 km² of which 4.27 km² was water.
The
population density
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was 21.2 inhabitants per km².
The municipality was unilingually
Finnish.
Of note is the village of
Koria, the largest village in Elimäki, possessing a population of 5,100. Koria is located 6,7 km west of Kouvola.
As of 2009, the six municipalities –
Kouvola
Kouvola () is a city in Finland and the administrative capital of Kymenlaakso. It is located in the southeastern interior of the country. The population of Kouvola is approximately . It is the most populous municipality in Finland, and the 17th m ...
,
Kuusankoski
Kuusankoski is a neighbourhood of city of Kouvola, former industrial town and List of former municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland, located in the region of Kymenlaakso in the province of Southern Finland. The population of Kuusan ...
, Elimäki,
Anjalankoski
Anjalankoski is a former town and List of former municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It had 16 379 inhabitants in 2008. About 4/5 of the people live in the vicinity of the Kymi River. The most densely populated communities are My ...
,
Valkeala and
Jaala – were consolidated, accounting for the new municipality of Kouvola with a population of over 80,000, being the 10th largest city in Finland.
Arboretum Mustila is located near Elimäki.
People born in Elimäki
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Jenny af Forselles (1869 – 1938)
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Väinö Kajander (1893 – 1978)
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Ilmari Salminen
Ilmari R. Salminen (21 September 1902 – 5 January 1986) was a Finnish long-distance runner, winner of the 10,000 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Salminen became one of the best long-distance runners in the 1930s when he began his internati ...
(1902 – 1986)
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Erkki Pakkanen (1930 – 1973)
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Kaarina Dromberg (1942 – )
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Jarmo Wasama (1943 – 1966)
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Osmo Puhakka (1948 – )
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Pentti Sinersaari (1956 – )
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Tuija Toivonen (1958 – )
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Anita Lehtola-Tollin (1967 – )
References
External links
Populated places disestablished in 2009
2009 disestablishments in Finland
Former municipalities of Finland
Kouvola
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