natural wonder
Punkaharju Esker
A famous pine-clad glacial ridge threading between two lakes, a slender natural causeway in the Saimaa lakeland.
55 km · about 65 min drive
North Karelia, Finland · Europe
Kitee sits on the route: 30 minutes from Tohmajärvi, 55km from Punkaharju Esker.
Kitee is a town located in North Karelia, Finland. With a population of 9,483, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Kitee sits in Finland, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Helsinki time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Kitee to your route.
Kitee (Finnish: [ˈkiteː]; Swedish: Kides) is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region, about 65 kilometres (40 mi) south of Joensuu and about 175 kilometres (109 mi) northeast of Lappeenranta. The municipality has a population ofRead more
9,397 (31 December 2025) and covers an area of 1,724.41 square kilometres (665.80 sq mi) of which 275.61 km2 (106.41 sq mi) is water. The population density is 7.49 inhabitants per square kilometre (19.4/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Neighbouring municipalities are Parikkala, Rääkkylä, Savonlinna and Tohmajärvi.
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Kitee is located in North Karelia, Finland, Europe. The coordinates are 62.1000 latitude, 30.1500 longitude.
Kitee has a population of approximately 9,483 people, making it a town in Finland.
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natural wonder
A famous pine-clad glacial ridge threading between two lakes, a slender natural causeway in the Saimaa lakeland.
55 km · about 65 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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