Imatra
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| Imatran kaupunki | ||
The dam of Imatra
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | South Karelia | |
| Sub-region | Imatra sub-region | |
| Charter | 1948 | |
| Government | ||
| • Town manager | Pertti Lintunen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 191.28 km2 (73.85 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 154.99 km2 (59.84 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 36.29 km2 (14.01 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 307th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 27,721 | |
| • Rank | 38th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 178.86/km2 (463.2/sq mi) | |
| 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] | 19.5% | |
| Climate | Dfc | |
| 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 Russian 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.
In motorsport history, Imatra is best known for its road races (former TT-race) from 1963 to 1986. From 1962 to 1982 it was the home of the Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix.
During the Continuation War, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim met with Adolf Hitler in secrecy near the town for the former's 75th birthday.
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International relations
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Twin towns — Sister cities
Ludvika, Sweden
Salzgitter, Germany
Zvolen, Slovakia
Tikhvin, Russia
Szigetvár, Hungary
Narva-Jõesuu, Estonia
Gallery
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Passport entry stamp from the border checkpoint
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Passport exit stamp from the border checkpoint
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Imatra – Official site
Imatra travel guide from Wikivoyage- goSaimaa.com – Travel information about Imatra
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