Pyhtää

Pyhtää [ pyhtæ ː ] (Swedish: Pyttis ) is a municipality on the south coast of Finland with 5378 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012). It is located in the countryside Kymi around 25 kilometers west of Kotka and 118 kilometers east of the capital Helsinki. 11 percent of residents are Finland Sweden, therefore Pyhtää is the only officially bilingual town of Kymi.

By Pyhtää leads the state road 7, during which the European route E18 to Saint Petersburg and the King's Road, the old way of the Swedish kings from Turku to Vyborg follow. Today, the Royal Route is a tourist route. Other attractions in Pyhtää include the medieval stone church from 1460 and built in 1928, the Savukoski ( Rökhusforsen ) bridge. The 17 -square-kilometer Valkmusa National Park with its unique for Southern swamp is located mostly in the municipality of Pyhtää. The archipelago off the coast of Pyhtää belong to the National Park Eastern Gulf of Finland.

Towns

To the community of the places Heinlahti ( Heinlax ) Hinkaböle, Hirvikoski (formerly Österhirvikoski ) Itäkirkonkylä ( Österkyrkoby ) Itämyllykylä ( Österkvarnby ), Kiviniemi ( Stensnäs, formerly Lillkuppis ) Loosari ( Klåsarö ) Länsikirkonkylä ( Västerkyrkoby ) Länsikylä include ( Västerby, formerly Västerkuppis ) Länsimyllykylä ( Västerkvarnby ), Malmi ( Malm ), Munapirtti ( Mogenpört ) Pirtnuora ( Pörtnor ) Siltakylä ( Broby, formerly Storkuppis ) Suur- Ahvenkoski ( Storabborrfors ) and Purola.

Pictures

Swamp source in Valkmusa National Park

Bridge in the village Siltakylä