Imatra (ĭm'äträ), falls in the Vuoksijoki River, SE Finland, between Lake Saimaa (Finland) and Lake Ladoga (Russia). The river descends 60 ft (18 m) in a series of rapids c.1/2 mi (.8 km) long. The hydroelectric station there supplies power to all of S Finland. Imatra is a tourist attraction.
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| Coordinates: 61°11′N 028°46′E / 61.183°N 28.767°ECoordinates: 61°11′N 028°46′E / 61.183°N 28.767°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Province | Southern Finland | ||
| Region | South Karelia | ||
| Sub-region | Imatra sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1948 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Town manager | Pertti Lintunen | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 191.25 km2 (73.8 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 154.96 km2 (59.8 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 36.29 km2 (14 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 316th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2009-06-30)[2] | |||
| - Total | 28,793 | ||
| - Density | 185.81/km2 (481.2/sq mi) | ||
| Population rank | 36th largest in Finland | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 97% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| - Others | 2.9% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 13.8% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 64.1% | ||
| - 65 or older | 22.1% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18.75% | ||
| Website | www.imatra.fi | ||
Imatra is a town and municipality in eastern Finland, founded in 1948 around three industrial settlements near the Finnish–Russian border. In the course of the last 50 years, this amorphous group of settlements has grown into a modern industrial town dominated by Lake Saimaa, the Vuoksi River and the border. It gained its municipal charter in 1971.
On the other side of the border, 7 kilometres (4 mi) away from the centre of Imatra, lies the Russian town of Svetogorsk. St Petersburg is situated 210 km (130 mi) to the southeast, Finland's capital Helsinki is 230 km (140 mi) away and Lappeenranta, the nearest Finnish town, is 37 km (23 mi) away. Imatra belongs to the administrative province of Southern Finland and the region of South Karelia.
An Art Nouveau or Jugend style castle, currently known as Imatran Valtionhotelli, was built near the rapids in 1903 as a hotel for tourists from the Imperial capital Saint Petersburg.
The main employers are Stora Enso Oyj, Town of Imatra, Ovako Bar Oy Ab and the Finnish Border Guard. As of October 2003, total number of employees was 12,423.[6] As of December 2004, 1,868 employees were employed by the Town of Imatra.
Imatra is the birthplace of National Hockey League players Jussi Markkanen and Petteri Nokelainen.
The current mayor of Imatra is Pertti Lintunen.
References
- ^ "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ "Population by municipality as of 30 June 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/AE1290D892E86719C22575EB002B065C/$file/090630.html. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
- ^ Imatra town homepage
External links
Media related to Imatra at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Imatra – Official site
- Imatra travel guide from Wikitravel
- goSaimaa.fi – Travel information about Imatra
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