Map of Lappeenranta, Finland

Lappeenranta is the administrative centre of South Karelia, Finland, with a population of about 72,909. It lies at 61.0587°N, 28.1887°E. Lappeenranta is about 203 km (126 mi) northeast of Helsinki, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Vyborg, 50 km to the southeast.

Lappeenranta at a glance

Where is Lappeenranta?

• The 13th largest city in Finland by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 5 h 30 min on the shortest day to 19 h 18 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Lappeenranta

• Vyborg — 50 km southeast, Russia
• Kouvola — 83 km west
• Mikkeli — 85 km northwest
• Kotka — 94 km southwest
• Sosnovyy Bor — 138 km south, Russia
• Sestroretsk — 144 km southeast, Russia
• Kronstadt — 147 km southeast, Russia
• Sertolovo — 150 km southeast, Russia
• Lomonosov — 155 km southeast, Russia
• Petrodvorets — 157 km southeast, Russia

Largest cities in Finland

• Helsinki — 658,864
• Espoo — 323,910
• Tampere — 260,646
• Vantaa — 252,724
• Oulu — 216,066
• Turku — 206,655
• Jyväskylä — 148,744
• Kuopio — 125,462
• Lahti — 121,622
• Pori — 83,157

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.