Lappeenranta is a city and municipality that resides on the shore of the lake Saimaa in South-Eastern Finland, about from the Russian border. It belongs to the province of Southern Finland and the region of South Karelia. With approximately inhabitants Lappeenranta is the largest city in Finland. The neighboring municipality of Joutseno was consolidated with Lappeenranta on 2009-01-01. History The town was chartered in 1649 by Queen Christina of Sweden, legitimizing the trade at the then popu… (More on Lappeenranta)