Valkeala

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Valkeala is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Southern Finland, near the city of Kouvola, and it is a part of the Kymenlaakso region. The municipality has a population of 11,238 (2003) and covers an area of 1,004.40 km² of which 143.47 km² is water. The population density is 13.1 inhabitants per km².

In the Valkeala region there is the lake Vekaranjärvi near which the Karelia Brigade is located.

Valkeala is famous for Repovesi National Park.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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Municipalities of Kymenlaakso
Anjalankoski | Elimäki | Hamina | Iitti | Jaala | Kotka | Kouvola | Kuusankoski | Miehikkälä | Pyhtää | Valkeala | Virolahti
Kymenlaakso | Southern Finland | Finland

Coordinates: 60°56′20″N, 26°47′50″E