Lappeenranta in brief
Lappeenranta was founded in 1649 and has today a population of 72 000 (2010).
Business activities
- c 3 200 companies
- c 31 000 work places
- tax free sales second in Finland after Helsinki
Main business field
- wood processing
- information and communication technology
- service industries
- stone industry
- metallurgy
- engineering
- turism industry
Biggest employers
- City of Lappeenranta
- UPM-Kymmene Oyj (pulp, paper, research institute)
- South Karelian Central Hospital
- Lappeenranta University of Technology
- Paroc Oy Ab (insulation materials)
- Nordkalk Oyj Abp (cement and paper pigment)
- Fazer Makeiset Oy (confectionery)
Top products in development
- high technology metal structures
- chemical technology
- electronics
- information and communication technology
Traffic
- international airport
- Mustola freight harbor with connections to the Gulf of Finland through the Saimaa Canal
- border crossing: Nuijamaa (highway/by land), Vainikkala (railroad) and Lappeenranta International Airport
Education
- Lappeenranta University of Technology
- Saimaa University on Applied Sciences
- Army Academy
- Lappeenranta vocational school and college
- South Karelia Adult Education Centre
- Open university, academic professional development