Anjalankoski

Anjalankoski is a city south-east of the Finland, in the area of the Vallée of Kymi and the province of southernmost Finland.

Geography

Crossed by the river Kymijoki, the commune is extended enough, of the estuary of river (10 km of the Golfe of Finland at the point nearest) until the Salpausselkä.

The population concentrates massively along the river and of the various industrial centers. The remainder of the municipality remains consequently largely wild.

Main road 15 between Kotka (38 km of Myllykoski) and Kouvola (17 km) is the road main axe. Helsinki is to 142 km, Lappeenranta to 98 km and Lahti to 80 km.

the common neighbors are Hamina in south-east, Kotka in the south, Elimäki in the west and Valkeala in north, but also Ruotsinpyhtää in south-west (Uusimaa of the East) and Luumäki in the North-East (Karelia of the South).

History

After death in 1605 of its faithful Master of cavalry Henrik Wrede, the king Charles IX of Sweden gives to its widow Gertrud von Ungern 40.000 hectares of grounds. This territory forms today the essence of the commune of Elimäki, but the strip of land between Elimäki and the Kymijoki river were also property of Wrede. It is besides there that they resided, with the manor of Anjala.

The area remains very little populated, and the river plays during 66 years the part of border between the Sweden and the Russia, of the Traité of Åbo (1743) until the Traité of Fredrikshamn (1809) which sees Finland yielded entirely to Russia.

The end of the 19th century sees a development of industry along the river, mainly of the factories of Pulp paper. Several centers of population emergent, mainly Myllykoski and Inkerioinen. The municipalities of Anjala (in the west of the river) and of Sippola (in the east) become very rich, obtaining right before the Guerre with Winter a new residential district built by Alvar Aalto in Inkerioinen.

For more coherence in town and country planning, the two municipalities decide to be linked in 1975 and become the town of Anjalankoski in 1977.

Today, industry dominates more than ever the city, Stora Enso, Myllykoski Paper and Metso remains the principal employers. The city, very dependant on this industry which returned it thrives, inevitably loses inhabitants in each plan of dismissal.

Sports

The city is sits it of the club of Football MyPa 47 Anjalankoski, Champion of Finland 2005 and winner with three recoveries of the Coupe of Finland.

Twinnings

External bonds

Town of Anjalankoski
Factory Stora Enso d' Anjala

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