Destination Finland
Kotka
Malla Rantanen, Emma Paloposki, Tatiana Skotti
Basic facts
 means literally eagle
 located on the coast of the Gulf of Finland at
the mouth of Kymi River
 part of the Kymenlaakso region in southern Finland
 population is 54 629 (september 2014)
 You can travel by car, train, ship
- the nearest airport is Helsinki-Vantaa
Why come to Kotka?
 Sea and the attractions and activities it gives
 History and attractions it gives
 Skiing
 Events
Attractions
 Most known attractions are all located around Kotkansaari
 Every attraction is related to the sea theme
 Many visitors from all around the world
 Culture and history
Sapokka
Water Garden
 20 Meters high waterfall
 Beautiful park area full of trees, flowers, water and sculptures
 Offers many things to admire through every season of the year
 The primary elements are water, stone and lighting
 More than 100 lights in the area, highlighting selected details
Maretarium
Aquarium
 Unique aquarium of Finnish fishes
 Not only entertaining but also an exciting and useful
experience for the whole family
 The fish, frogs, newts and water creatures live in harmony with
the seasons of Finnish nature
 The Baltic Sea basin contains over half a million liters of water
 You can observe the daily weather changes there, from
sunshine to snowfall
Vellamo Sea Museum
 Award-winning architecture
 Located in the old City Port of Kotka
 Main operators are the Maritime
Museum of Finland and the Museum
of Kymenlaakso
 The main exhibition tells the history of
Finland using themes such as ships,
the seafarer, maritime trade,
navigation and winter seafaring
 Contains plenty of interactive
sections, where the visitor can take
part by doing and trying things
Haukkavuori Observation Tower
 Originally designed as a water tower by
architect John Paatela
 Is located on the western edge of Kotkansaari
 Construction began in 1914 but was interrupted
by the Finnish Civil War, and only completed in
1920
 Contains a café and an observation deck
 72m above sea level
 The old reservoir has been converted into a
unique art gallery where there are changing
exhibitions throughout the year
Events
 A lot of events happening around the year
 One event is the third most visited event in the whole Finland
 Music, theatre and markets
Kotka Maritime Festival
 Big opening parade
 Held every year on the last weekend of July
 One of the Finland’s biggest festivals
 Nearly 200 000 visitors every year
 The city of Kotka is full of shows, concerts, exhibitions, events and activities
throughout the festival week
 Focused mosty at Kotka harbor
Activities
 Fishing and nature treks
 Rafting
 River cruises
 Paddling in rapids
Accomondation
 Sokos Hotel Seurahuone****
- located in Kotka city centre
- restaurants, bar, terrace at
summertime
- saunas, gym
 Santalahti Holiday Resort*****
- located in 6 kilometers from Kotka
city centre
- cottages and villas
- camping site
- meetings, parties, sea excursion
- quality saunas, beach
Restaurants
 Restaurant Keisarinsatama
(Emperor's Harbour restaurant)
- ” We are situated on a famous
local beauty spot, where the river
meets the sea”
- Quality, modern restaurant in the
old steam brewery
- UKKO-beer since 1894
 Päätepysäkki Ravintolavaunu
- comfortable summer caférestaurant
- built in old stagecoach
- near by Sea museum Vellamo
Uuperi – Ski slope
 Skiing center owned by the cities of Kotka and Hamina
 Skiing and snowboarding in the winter time
 Bike park in the summer time
 The steepest slope in Southern
Finland
Marketing in social media
 Facebook: Kaakko135° (2 597 likes)
 Twitter: Kaakko135° (127 followers)
 Youtube: Kake Kaakko (40 subscribers, 333 085 views)
 Vkontakte: Взморье135° – Vzmorie135° (7 545 subscribers)
Sources
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http://www.opiskelijankymenlaakso.fi/
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http://www.tripadvisor.fi/
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http://www.langinkoskimuseo.com/en/
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http://www.kotka.fi/
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 http://www.southeast135.fi/en/services/santalahti-santalahti-holiday-resort
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 http://www.keisarinsatama.com/en/
 http://www.kaakko135.fi/palvelut/ravintola-keisarinsatama
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 http://www.panoramio.com/photo/28300650
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 http://www.rky.fi/read/asp/hae_kuva.aspx?id=105574&ttyyppi=jpg&kunta_id=285
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 http://www.southeast135.fi/en/services/sokos-hotel-seurahuone
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 http://www.kaakko135.fi/palvelut/ravintola-keisarinsatama
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