Joutseno is a town (kaupunki) of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Kareliaregion. The town has a population of 10 821 (2004) and covers an area of 498,8 km² of which 187,7 km² is water. The town shares nine kilometers of borderline with the Russian Federation. The population density is 34,8 inhabitants per km². The town is unilingually Finnish. Until 2005, Joutseno used to be a normal muncipality but now has a status of a city. Finland consists of 6 provinces (Finnish: läänit, Swedish: län), following a 1997 redesign that reduced their number from 12. ... The Province of Southern Finland is a province of Finland. ... The Region of South Karelia is a region (maakunta / landskap) of Finland. ... Finland is divided into 20 regions (maakunta/landskap in Finnish/Swedish). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Joutseno is located by the beautiful lake Saimaa, surrounded by idyllic Karelian woods. It is a small city with connections to outer world through the national mainroad number six and the Karelian railroad. Lappeenranta and Imatra, the biggest nearby cities, are both about 20 km away. Local industries include a big pulp mill and a bakery. A Picture of Saimaa Saimaa, or Saimen in Swedish, is a lake in southeastern Finland. ... Lappeenranta or Villmanstrand in Swedish is a city and municipality that resides on the shore of the lake Saimaa in South-Eastern Finland, about 30 km from the Russian border. ... Imatra is a town and municipality in eastern Finland, founded in 1948 around three industrial settlements near the Finnish-Russian border. ... A Pulp Mill is a manufacturing facility that converts wood chips into a thick fibre board which can be shipped to a Paper Mill for further processing. ...
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