- Population
- 2,210
- 2.2K
- Elevation
- 45 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Miehikkälä
- Airports
- LPP Lappeenranta Airport45 km
- SVL Savonlinna Airport153 km
About Miehikkälä
Miehikkälä is a municipality. Location: Kotka-Hamina, Kymenlaakso. Population: 2,210. Elevation: 45 m.
Miehikkälä (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmie̯hikːælæ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Kymenlaakso region. The municipality has a population of 1,664 (31 December 2025), which make it the smallest municipality in Kymenlaakso in terms of population. It covers an area of 440.34 square kilometres (170.02 sq mi) of which 18.18 km2 (7.02 sq mi) is water. The population density is 3.94 inhabitants per square kilometre (10.2/sq mi).
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Travel notes for Miehikkälä
From Wikivoyage
Miehikkälä is a municipality in Kymenlaakso, Finland.
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The municipality of Miehikkälä became independent from Virolahti in 1887. In 1946, parts of the areas of Säkkijärvi municipality that remained on the Finnish side were added to the municipality after World War II. These include, for example, the village of Laisniemi. A former wartime bunker line called the Salpa Line runs through Miehikkälä area.
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Miehikkälä's main route is regional road 384, which runs through its centre. Coming from the direction of Helsinki and Kotka, the best way to get to Miehikkälä is along Highway 7 (E18), from where you turn onto the mentioned regional road.
There are bus connections to Miehikkälä from Hamina and Virolahti. See Matkahuolto and Liikenne Vuorela.
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Places bordering Miehikkälä
- Hamina
- Kouvola
- Lappeenranta
- Luumäki
- Virolahti
Population of Miehikkälä over time
| 2007 | 2,370 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2,297 | |
| 2009 | 2,278 | |
| 2010 | 2,210 | |
| 2011 | 2,169 | |
| 2012 | 2,177 | |
| 2013 | 2,145 | |
| 2014 | 2,138 | |
| 2015 | 2,085 | |
| 2016 | 2,034 | |
| 2017 | 1,992 | |
| 2023 | 1,752 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Miehikkälä
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day 1° · Night -3° · Rain 76 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 21°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -11°)
- Wettest month
- August (81 mm)
- Driest month
- May (34 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -5° | -5° | 1° | 7° | 15° | 19° | 21° | 19° | 13° | 7° | 1° | -2° |
| Average low (°C) | -10° | -11° | -6° | -1° | 5° | 10° | 12° | 11° | 6° | 2° | -3° | -8° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 46 | 37 | 42 | 36 | 34 | 51 | 68 | 81 | 71 | 73 | 76 | 67 |
How to get to Miehikkälä
The nearest airport is Lappeenranta Airport (LPP), 45 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 216 km to the southwest.
Airports
- Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) Lappeenranta 45 kmnortheast
- Savonlinna Airport (SVL) Savonlinna 153 kmnortheast
- Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 155 kmwest
Nearby large cities
- Tallinn Population: 394K 216 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Miehikkälä
Within 100 km: 2 natural sites, 18 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Koiluoto Island 23 kmS
25–60 km6 places
- Suntholmit Island 43 kmSW
- Valkmusa National Park Natural site 56 kmW
- Kymi River River 50 kmSW
- Lappalanjärvi Lake 57 kmNW
60–100 km13 places
- Kaunissaari Island 64 kmSW
- Tammijärvi Lake 63 kmW
- Urajärvi Lake 72 kmW
- Kallavesi Lake 83 kmN
Straight-line distances.
Places in Miehikkälä
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Sources & licences
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