Heinola is a town in the province of Päijät-Häme, about 30
kilometers northeast of Lahti. The city is home to 18,552 people and
covers an area of 839.28 square kilometers, of which 163.29 square
kilometers are water bodies. The population density is 27.4
inhabitants / km². Heinola's neighboring municipalities are
Asikkala, Hartola, Iitti, Kouvola, Lahti, Mäntyharju, Pertunmaa and
Sysmä.
Heinola has several wood processing plants, such as
Stora Enso's board mill and Versowood, and was previously home to
Reuma Hospital. It currently operates as the wellness and competence
center Valolinna.
Heinola was founded in 1776 as the residence or
residence of the governor of Kymenkartano county. Heinola was the
center of Kymenkartano county. It was granted city rights in 1839
after the governor moved to Mikkeli. Heinola belonged to the
province of Mikkeli until the 1997 county division reform, and in
1997–2009 it belonged to the province of Southern Finland.
The countryside of Heinola and the city of Heinola merged at the
beginning of 1997. The church village of the former Heinola
countryside is still called the church village of Heinola.