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Kotka, Finland ‘Eagle’, said to be named after the white‐tailed eagles (in Finnish, merikotka) which used to nest here.

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Kotka

Kotka , city (1998 pop. 55,551), Southern Finland prov., SE Finland, on the Gulf of Finland. It is a major export center for paper, pulp, and timber, and it has chemical industries. It was chartered in 1878.

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