Choose local

Kouvola offers a wide selection of sustainable choices of accommodation, destinations, as well as restaurant and cafes. The service and cultural offering has something for all tastes. By using local services, you support not only the businesses and also the vitality of the entire region.


In Kouvola, you can choose to spend the night close to nature by water or in the middle of a forest. The range of accommodation available includes boutique hotels and old manor houses to cosy cottages and well-appointed camping sites. Many of the accommodation providers have environmental certification and are part of the Visit Finland Sustainable Travel Finland programme.

When in Kouvola, you will never go hungry: the original restaurants and cafes cater for all tastes, offering more traditional fare as well as modern culinary experiences. Don’t forget to taste fresh locally-produced food and other regional specialities.

Do you prefer to travel on your own or in a group? Kouvola has activities for everyone: golf, swimming, skiing and boating – all close to pristine nature. The local outdoor activity businesses , which are committed to the Metsähallitus Principles of Sustainable Tourism are there to ensure that you never run out of things to do and see. Kouvola offers a wealth of unique experiences for friends of cultural heritage.

Happy women enjoy the delicacies at Mustila’s wine restaurant

At the Mustila winery you can enjoy local flavors

People in the courtyard of the Verla World Heritage Site

Verla World Heritage Site is a unique attraction. The old cardboard factory environment near Verlankoski comes to life on guided tours of the factory museum

A group of rowers on a boat trip on Repovesi National Park

Local program service companies in Kouvola will make sure there is a plenty of activities available during your vacation

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