Place:Hamina, Kymi, Finland

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NameHamina
Alt namesFredrikshamnsource: Wikipedia
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates60.55°N 27.25°E
Located inKymi, Finland
Also located inKymenlaakso, Etelä-Suomi, Finland    
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Hamina (; , , Sweden ) is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located approximately east of the country's capital Helsinki, in the Kymenlaakso region, and formerly the province of Southern Finland. The municipality's population is (as of ) and covers an area of , of which is water.[1] The population density is . The population of the central town is approximately 10,000. The municipal language of Hamina is Finnish.

Highway 7 (E18) is the town's road connection to Helsinki, after it was upgraded to a continuous motorway in September 2014. Hamina is also the base of one of the most important harbors of Finland, the Port of Hamina-Kotka. The port specializes in forest products and the transit of cargo to Russia. One of Google's five European data centers is situated in Hamina.

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