Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
round, plus 10am-3pm Sat Jun-late Aug)
Has a useful board of weekly events.
Getting There & Away
Buses services include the following:
Hamina
(€6.80, 45 minutes, up to three hourly)
Helsinki
(€29, 2½ hours, up to six hourly)
Loviisa
(€13.50, 50 minutes, up to four hourly)
Porvoo
(€20.50, 1½ hours)
Trains stop at both Kotka train station, 400m northwest of the city centre, and Kotkan
Satama, at the handier main harbour. Trains run to Kouvola (€8, 45 minutes, six daily),
which has connecting trains to all major Finnish cities.
Hamina
05 / Pop 21,250
Just 40km from the Russian border, Hamina (Swedish: Fredrikshamn) has long been a mil-
itary town. Founded in 1653 as a Swedish outpost, its fortifications were begun in 1722
after Vyborg fell to Russia but they were unable to prevent Hamina's capture in 1743 and
were never completed. Today there's a modern military base in town and the whole town
is on parade for the annual Hamina Tattoo.
Sights & Activities
Wandering the restored 19th-century town's streets, laid out like an octagonal wheel, takes
you past many of Hamina's sights. The centre of the web is dominated by the 18th-century
town hall
, with a distinctive church on either side.
Hamina Church
CHURCH
(Raatihuoneentori 10; 11am-4pm Jun-mid-Aug)
