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Iitti

Located in Lahti, Paijat-Hame Coordinates: 60°55′39″ N 26°16′51″ E

Map showing the location of Iitti Iitti
Location in Finland
Population
6,557
6.6K
Elevation
52 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+02:00
Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
Places inside
1
listed under Iitti
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
HEL Helsinki Vantaa Airport99 km
LPP Lappeenranta Airport102 km

About Iitti

Iitti is a municipality. Location: Lahti, Paijat-Hame. Population: 6,557. Elevation: 52 m.

From Wikipedia

Iitti (Finnish: [ˈiːtːi]; Swedish: Itis) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijät-Häme region. The municipality has a population of 6,329 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 687.09 square kilometres (265.29 sq mi) of which 97.27 km2 (37.56 sq mi) is water. The population density is 10.73 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.8/sq mi). Neighbour municipalities are Heinola, Kouvola, Lapinjärvi, Lahti and Orimattila.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1865
Area
590 km²
Official website
iitti.fi

Source: Wikidata

Travel notes for Iitti

From Wikivoyage

Iitti lies by the Kymijoki river in Päijänne Tavastia, in Southern Finland. Its parish village was once voted to be the most beautiful in Finland.

Understand+

The municipal centre of Iitti is Kausala, by the railway and national road 12, while the Iitti parish village (Iitin kirkonkylä) lies 7.5 km to the north, surrounded by lakes.

Iitti became a parish 1539. The railroad between Riihimäki and Saint Petersburg was built in the 1960s, and Kausala became the effective centre. 1872 a paper mill was built in Kuusankoski. 1921 Kuusankoski became an independent municipality and Iitti lost most of its industry.

The section of Kymijoki between the lake Konnivesi in the north and Pyhäjärvi by the parish village has hydroelectric plants (Vuolenkoski and Mankala). These (and the former rapids) are bypassed by the Kimola canal, formerly used for timber floating, but in the 2010s upgraded for river tour boats and leisure vessels.

The racetrack Kymi Ring is in Iitti. The track itself was finished in 2019 and there were plans to host a MotoGP motorcycle race in 2020 and Kymi Ring was to apply for a FIA Grade 1 license meaning it could function as a venue even for Formula 1 races. But the COVID-19 pandemic postponed both the event multiple times, as well as construction of surrounding buildings. As there have been no events on the track to bring in money, the company owning the track went bankrupt in 2023. Iitti didn't become the Finnish capital of motorsports, at least as of now.

Get in+

Trains between Helsinki and Kouvola stop at Kausala 1 railway station.

2 Bus station.

By bus:

Iitti has direct buses from Lahti, Kouvola, Kotka, Tampere and Lappeenranta. Most of them stop at "Torinmäki" along Highway 12, about 1 km from the centre.

By boat:

Boating routes on Pyhäjärvi of Iitti (there are many Pyhäjärvi in Finland; max draught 1.5 m) connect Iitti parish village with Kouvola (marinas just upstream of the Kuusankoski rapids) and the Kimola canal, giving access to Konnivesi and Heinola, in turn with access to Päijänne.

Source: Wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 4.0 · abridged

Places bordering Iitti

  • Heinola
  • Kouvola
  • Lahti
  • Lappträsk
  • Orimattila

Population of Iitti over time

Population of Iitti over time
2010 7,005
2011 7,002
2012 6,955
2013 6,981
2014 6,987
2015 6,910
2016 6,889
2017 6,820
2020 6,625
2022 6,504
2023 6,444
2025 6,329

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Iitti

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 2° · Night -3° · Rain 61 mm

Hottest month
July (day 22°)
Coldest month
February (night -11°)
Wettest month
August (76 mm)
Driest month
May (32 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
Climate of Iitti
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)-4°-4°1°7°16°21°22°20°14°7°2°-2°
Average low (°C)-10°-11°-7°-2°4°9°12°10°6°2°-3°-8°
Precipitation (mm)453338333252747665676155

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Iitti

The nearest airport is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 99 km to the southwest as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Tallinn, 186 km to the southwest.

Airports

  • Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL) Helsinki (Vantaa) 99 kmsouthwest
  • Lappeenranta Airport (LPP) Lappeenranta 102 kmeast
  • Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (TMP) Tampere / Pirkkala 154 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Tallinn Population: 394K 186 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Iitti

Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 4 natural sites, 47 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km2 places

  • Urajärvi Lake 8 kmE
  • Lappalanjärvi Lake 25 kmE

25–60 km16 places

  • Tammijärvi Lake 41 kmS
  • Valkmusa National Park Natural site 47 kmSE
  • Kymi River River 57 kmSE
  • Enonsaari Island 39 kmW

60–100 km35 places

  • Kråkö Island 73 kmSW
  • Mölandet Island 98 kmSW
  • Suntholmit Island 84 kmSE
  • Pääjärvi Lake 64 kmW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Iitti

1 place
  1. 1 Iitti 6.4K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources