Imatra 70 anniversary year

Imatra turns 70 this year. The municipality of Imatra was founded at the beginning of 1948 from the Jääske, Joutseno and Ruokolahti areas. Imatra received city rights at the beginning of 1971. Last year, a nice new town hall was completed in Mansikkala, the house was designed by Arto Sipinen and Mane Hetzer.

When Imatra turned 50 years old, the council made a celebratory decision to develop Imatrankoski, and when our town turned 60 years old, it was decided to start developing the Ukonniemi area.

The theme of Imatra's 70th anniversary is the development of Vuoksi. The city is making a comprehensive plan on how to make Vuoksi and its surroundings stand out better, e.g. lighting is one thing. In addition, the city is preparing to establish a conservation forest in the jubilee year.

Over the years, Imatra has changed from a post-war industrial town to a lively international tourist town, which invests in e.g. for sports tourism. In recent years, an ice rink, a tennis hall, a multipurpose arena and a combined baseball and biathlon stadium have been built in the Ukonni area.

Imatra is also a lively cultural city, where a new theater building was completed last year. Kulttuuritalo Virta has a library, art and city museums, a concert hall and a music school.

The jubilee year is celebrated throughout the year with various events. The working group is chaired by liaison director Tea Laitimo.

The celebration of the jubilee year started on New Year's Eve and at the same time the jubilee symbol made of ice was revealed.

Every month, we publish the events with the anniversary symbol. The symbol is awarded to an event that adds value to the city's event offering.

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During the anniversary year, fifty events under the Imatra 70 anniversary year were organized.

You can get into the mood by watching of the events of the photo series.